Hyderabad: Telangana finance minister T Harish Rao yesterday criticised the centre for burdening people with high fuel prices and gas cylinder charges. He conducted a campaign in the 14th ward of Siddipet Municipality for TRS candidate Kavitha Sampath Reddy.
Harish Rao alleged that the centre increased petrol prices to nearly Rs 100 a litre and added that gas prices almost reaching Rs 1000 per cylinder. The State Election Commission had announced polls on April 30 for two Municipal Corporations and five Municipalities here.
Harish Rao said that the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government has been spending huge funds for municipalities and corporations. “Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has been offering adequate funds for villages, town development he claimed. The BJP government in the centre is not helping people The Modi Government has only adding to the problems of the people,” he said, launching an attack on the Centre.
Despite COVID-19’s effects and decline in financial revenues, the state has continued its welfare schemes, the minister claimed. “Do not believe in false propaganda by the BJP or other parties as they stall development he appealed. No other state can give Kalyan Lakshmi, Shadi Mubarak, Rs 1 lakh 16000 towards the marriage of poor girls,” Harish Rao said.
The state finance minister said that his is hoping to get the support of people for continuous development and welfare. He said that he has developed his town with all facilities and that local roads and Komati Cheruvu have also been developed for people to enjoy. The MLA conducted a door-to-door campaign ahead of the municipality polls which be held on on April 30.
“Rs 148 cr being released every month towards the development of towns. Siddipet is noted for the development of roads, footpaths, underground drainage, parks, and others. We spend more funds for parks, greenery, dumping yards, vegetable markets, and cemeteries, the Minister said,” Harish Rao claimed, and appealed to people to support the TRS candidate.