Hyderabad: Minister Adluri Lakshman Kumar on Friday accused the BRS of deliberately boycotting the Assembly to avoid debating the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) and their failure to confront the BJP. He said the party lacked the courage to speak against the Centre or defend its past governance.
Speaking informally with reporters in the Assembly lobbies, the Minister ridiculed the BRS leadership’s exit strategy. “They sent the uncle to speak, but the nephew walked out. If they boycott the House, they can’t later claim the issue wasn’t discussed,” he said.
BRS avoiding Assembly to escape scrutiny over NREGS, says Adluri
Adluri alleged that BRS leaders fled the House the moment a discussion on irrigation was announced. He said no amount of statements outside the House would matter unless the party faced debate on the floor. “They don’t care about welfare schemes for the poor and only focus on preserving their political dominance,” he added.
Referring to the Musi River issue, he accused the BRS of running a “live commentary” while in power and said the party was now fighting only for its survival. “People have watched their behavior for the last two years. The party has lost relevance and is only trying to protect its existence,” he stated.
Minister hints at municipal election notification by month-end
Lashing out further, Adluri said the previous government had not even shown basic respect to its own MLAs during Assembly sessions. He challenged the BRS to prove any wrongdoing by the current government within the House.
He also said orders were issued to install solar-powered water heating systems in social welfare hostels across the state. On the civic front, he hinted that municipal election notifications may be issued by the end of this month, with polls likely in February.