Hyderabad: TPCC chief Mahesh Kumar Goud said the Congress respected the Telangana High Court order directing the state government to upload all government orders on official websites without delay.
Reacting to the court’s directions, Goud alleged that the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi government withheld several orders issued by the government during its ten-year rule. He said the present Congress government functioned in a transparent manner, ensuring all GO’s were accessible to the public.
Speaking to a news channel in Nizamabad, Goud said the Congress wanted every directive issued by the government to remain accessible to the public. He added that, under the tenure of K. Chandrashekar Rao, accessing orders was challenging. Therefore, it was crucial for government directives to be continuously available.
He said the High Court should take note of this lapse during the previous regime. According to him, the present government had nothing to conceal, especially regarding directives issued by the government, as all government orders were made public without any exceptions.
Congress targets BRS over transparency and water issues
Goud accused KCR of causing injustice to Telangana in the sharing of Krishna river waters. He alleged that KCR and T. Harish Rao colluded with N. Chandrababu Naidu and Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy during their years in power to influence some government orders.
He said BRS leaders were now speaking without regret. He claimed the Congress government implemented nearly 80 percent of its election promises, including ensuring that orders issued by the government were available to the public, which emphasized the importance of transparent government orders.
The remarks followed a petition filed by BRS leader Errolla Srinivas in the High Court. The petition alleged that the government failed to upload orders issued by the state, highlighting how crucial these government directives are for accountability.
After hearing the case, the High Court directed the state government to immediately upload GO’s online, emphasizing the necessity for transparency in operations carried out by the government.