Hyderabad: BRS working president KTR questioned Rahul Gandhi over the Congress manifesto promises in Telangana. He demanded that the Congress leader explain the status of 420 assurances, 13 declarations and six guarantees made before the Assembly elections. KTR said Rahul was visiting Hyderabad at the state’s expense and should address the gap between the party’s election commitments and the schemes currently in place. He raised these questions in a post on X.
KTR cited the Congress promise to allocate Rs 1 lakh crore over five years for Backward Class welfare. He alleged that the government had earmarked less than Rs 5,000 crore in the past three years.
The BRS leader also recalled the commitment to provide BC communities with 42 per cent representation in education, employment and government contracts. He claimed the government had not implemented even one per cent of this promise.
Congress manifesto promises on welfare allocations questioned
On the SC and ST Declaration, KTR pointed to the proposed Ambedkar Abhaya Hastham scheme. It promised Rs 12 lakh in financial assistance to poor SC and ST families. He also cited the commitment to reserve 31 per cent of government contracts for these communities. KTR alleged that the government had made no progress on either promise.
He then raised issues under the Youth Declaration. The Congress had promised to fill two lakh jobs within 365 days and implement the Rajiv Yuva Vikasa scheme, he said. KTR claimed the government had provided only 10,000 jobs so far. He also alleged that the Rajiv Yuva Vikasa scheme had failed to deliver the expected benefits.
The BRS leader said the Congress had also failed to issue the promised Rs 5 lakh Vidya Bharosa Card to students.
KTR further recalled the Minority Declaration’s promise of a Rs 4,000 crore budget allocation. He alleged that the government had earmarked less than Rs 1,000 crore so far.
KTR described the Abhaya Hastham manifesto as a collection of false promises. He accused the Congress government of failing to honour commitments to different sections of society. He demanded that Rahul Gandhi respond to questions over the assurances given to Telangana voters.