Below Opposition hearth for his “frequent” journeys to Delhi, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy lashed out at his critics Monday, saying he was visiting the nationwide capital “to get funds authorised for Telangana” and “to not kneel down earlier than PM Modi such as you”.
In a uncommon show of annoyance, the chief minister advised the media that he was visiting the nationwide capital to attend the marriage of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s daughter.
“Some forces are counting my excursions to New Delhi. The media at all times says I’m going there to hunt permission for Cupboard growth. Right now’s Delhi go to has no political significance… Tomorrow, we are going to talk about the problems that must be raised in Parliament on behalf of the state authorities with Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs,” Reddy, who’s from the Congress, mentioned.
Reddy’s feedback come at a time when there’s hypothesis that he has been visiting Delhi to debate Cupboard growth and to shortlist appointments for varied posts within the state’s public sector firms.
In a press release in October, opposition Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) working president Ok T Rama Rao mentioned that Reddy visited Delhi 23 instances in 10 months however the state is but to see any advantages. “He may set a report for the variety of Delhi visits,” the BRS chief mentioned.
The CM has mentioned beforehand that his visits weren’t linked to politics. He reiterated that on Monday, saying he was visiting Delhi to “chalk out an motion plan to get funds and permissions as a result of state” and “meet Union ministers searching for the discharge of pending funds”.
“I’m not going to Delhi to kneel down earlier than PM (Narendra) Modi such as you. I’m not going to Delhi to carry somebody’s leg (and plead to be let off circumstances), or to ask the governor to not give permission. Telangana has suffered lots within the final 10 years. The BJP shouldn’t be giving funds to the state from the get together treasury, it’s given from the central authorities treasury. The federal government will get funds solely after we go and meet the Union ministers with out exhibiting political bias,” he mentioned, including that “this isn’t the time to indicate anger and resentment towards somebody”.
Reddy is more likely to meet Rahul Gandhi and invite him to the inauguration of Telangana Thalli (mom) statue on the state secretariat on December 9 – the day that Reddy’s authorities completes one 12 months of being in energy.
