Harish Rao asks Rahul Gandhi to question Revanth government over unfulfilled promises

Hyderabad: Former minister Harish Rao urged Rahul Gandhi to review the Revanth Reddy government’s three budgets during his Hyderabad visit. He asked Gandhi to seek answers on the government’s unfulfilled promises. According to Harish Rao, naming schemes after Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi would not honour them unless the promised benefits reached people.

In a post on X, Harish Rao criticised the Congress government’s record on welfare commitments. He accused Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s government of misleading poor labourers and unemployed youth. Moreover, he said using the names of national leaders for schemes that remain unimplemented would insult their legacy.

Harish Rao described the government’s approach across three budgets as a cycle of fresh announcements and repeated promises. However, he alleged that the government had failed to release funds. As a result, poor families, landless agricultural labourers and unemployed youth continued to wait for assistance.

Unfulfilled promises leave agricultural labourers without aid

Harish Rao cited the Indiramma Atmeeya Bharosa scheme. The 2024-25 Budget announced annual assistance of Rs 12,000 for poor landless agricultural labourers. The government again claimed to be implementing the scheme in its 2025-26 Budget. Yet, the promised assistance had not reached the labourers even after three consecutive budgets, he alleged.

Harish Rao questioned whether repeated announcements without payments amounted to fulfilling the commitment. He also said the Rajiv Yuva Vikasam scheme remained confined to budget documents. Furthermore, he asked how the Congress could justify neglecting promises in its own manifesto.

Harish Rao urged Rahul Gandhi to move beyond political speeches and slogans. Instead, he asked Gandhi to question Revanth Reddy about every pending manifesto commitment. He said election promises did not end with their announcement. The government, he insisted, had to answer for their implementation.

He added that Telangana’s people expected effective governance and accountability. They wanted delivery of promises rather than political theatrics and repeated announcements.