Hyderabad: Former minister and deputy floor leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), T. Harish Rao, criticised the state government’s Praja Palana–Pragathi Pranalika programme and termed it a diversionary move.
He alleged that the Congress government launched the 99-day action plan to divert attention from governance failures. According to him, the programme serves publicity purposes and offers little benefit to people.
The BRS leader said the Congress government had little to showcase from its administration. Therefore, it introduced the campaign to shift public attention.
He also questioned Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy over the timing of the initiative. He asked why such a plan emerged only after more than two years of governance.
Harish Rao pointed out that applications submitted during earlier Praja Palana village meetings still remain unresolved. Many of those requests, he said, continue to remain pending.
The BRS leader argued that launching another outreach drive without clearing those applications would only mislead people. According to him, the government plans week-long themed campaigns mainly for publicity.
Harish Rao questions Praja Palana–Pragathi Pranalika programme
He also raised concerns about farmers’ issues across the state. The leader said farmers had not received Rythu Bharosa payments even during the agricultural season.
Crop bonus promises also remained unfulfilled, he added. In addition, he accused the government of failing to ensure timely urea supply to farmers.
Harish Rao further criticised the Congress over employment promises. During the election campaign, the party had promised two lakh government jobs in the first year.
However, the government has not delivered those jobs after coming to power, he said. The promised job calendar, he added, has effectively turned into a “jobless calendar”.
The BRS leader also referred to applications submitted under the Rajiv Yuva Vikasam programme. According to him, those applications still await action.
He questioned the government’s new announcements on skill training for youth. In his view, such initiatives only attempt to divert attention from unresolved promises.
Harish Rao also highlighted issues in sectors such as health, education and rural development. Hospitals lack medicines, schools face infrastructure gaps and sanitation problems persist in villages, he alleged.
Maintaining cleanliness in offices and clearing pending files should be routine administrative tasks, he said. Yet the government presents such steps as major events, he added.
Ministers often highlight a few beneficiaries of government schemes, Harish Rao said. At the same time, thousands continue to wait for promised guarantees.
The BRS leader also criticised announcements on solar power, environment protection and drug control. According to him, these initiatives serve mainly as publicity exercises.
He said the government has already completed nearly half of its term. People across villages, he added, were closely observing the administration’s publicity-driven governance.
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