Hyderabad: Senior BRS leader T. Harish Rao said on Wednesday that Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy would “never become Chief Minister again.” He also said former chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao would return to power. The Harish Rao attack marked a sharp escalation in the BRS campaign against the Congress government.
Harish Rao also challenged Revanth Reddy to contest from Siddipet. He said the Congress government had failed farmers, BCs, SCs, STs and minorities. Moreover, he accused the government of missing major promises made to different sections.
The BRS MLA focused heavily on employment. He said the government had promised two lakh jobs but issued notifications for only around 17,000 posts. Therefore, he argued that the government had fallen far short of its public commitment on recruitment.
Harish Rao attack targets jobs and welfare boards
Harish Rao also criticised the functioning of welfare boards. He said most boards lacked infrastructure and that large amounts of funds remained unused. According to him, the state had 33 welfare boards. However, only 16 of them had office spaces, while 17 boards did not even have proper office facilities.
He further alleged that corporations had failed to use most of their allocated funds. He said 99 percent of those funds were lapsing, with only 2 percent being utilised. The Harish Rao attack on welfare administration thus extended beyond staffing and reached basic office infrastructure and spending patterns.
He also turned to the conduct of the Assembly. Harish Rao alleged that proceedings saw repeated delays and adjournments. He further claimed that opposition voices were being suppressed during the session. In addition, he demanded that the ongoing Assembly session be extended by one week.
The Harish Rao attack combined political challenge, administrative criticism and procedural complaints in one broad charge sheet against the government. He used the remarks to question the Congress record on jobs, welfare delivery and legislative functioning. At the same time, he projected K. Chandrashekar Rao as the leader who would return to office.
For the BRS, the Harish Rao attack also carried a direct political message. It sought to place Revanth Reddy on the defensive while shifting focus to unmet promises and opposition complaints inside the House.