KTR seeks explanation from Rahul Gandhi on promises

BRS working president KT Rama Rao demanded an explanation from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleging that the Telangana government had failed to implement the party’s 420 promises, 13 declarations and six guarantees given before the Assembly elections.

On the day Mr. Gandhi was in Hyderabad, KTR in a post on social media claimed the Congress had betrayed the people of Telangana by making promises in its election manifesto without translating them into action after coming to power.

Referring to the BC Declaration, he alleged that the Congress had promised a budgetary allocation of ₹1 lakh crore for Backward Classes over five years but had provided less than ₹5,000 crore in three years.

On the SC and ST Declaration, he said the proposed Ambedkar Abhaya Hastam scheme, under which ₹12 lakh was promised to poor SC and ST families, had not been implemented.

He further criticised the government over the Youth Declaration, pointing out that the Congress had promised to provide two lakh jobs within 365 days and launch the Rajiv Yuva Vikasam scheme. Against this commitment, only about 10,000 jobs had been provided, he claimed. Similarly, Vidya Bharosa cards worth ₹5 lakh were not issued, and the Rs. 4,000 crore for minority welfare was also forgotten, he alleged.

KTR described the alleged non-implementation of these commitments as a betrayal of the people of Telangana and demanded that Mr. Rahul Gandhi respond as he had come to Telangana at the state’s exchequer.