Equipped with facts and figures from the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao laid threadbare every aspect of the BJP-led Centre’s failures and discrimination against Telangana on Sunday, concluding that the BJP regime would see its end in 2024.
Speaking in the Assembly, Chandrashekhar Rao stated that after the Bangladesh war, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was hailed as invincible, but the people had dethroned the Congress government.
“Power is temporary and people will teach a fitting lesson with their votes,” he said, pointing out that the Centre announced 157 medical colleges across the country, but not even one was sanctioned for Telangana. Same was the case with nursing colleges.
“Is this democracy or federal spirit?” he asked.
“When the BJP cannot sanction one medical college to Telangana, why should we cast one vote for the BJP?” he continued, slamming the BJP government for its lack of vision and development.
After the Modi government took power, 20 lakh people had given up their Indian citizenship. People were ecstatic when their children were granted Green Cards in the United States, he said, wondering what such trends meant.
Saying that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had performed well than Modi, the Chief Minister said the former never boasted about achievements and went about his job quietly. On the contrary, despite the nation faring poorly across all sectors, the BJP government was making tall claims with false achievements, he said, referring to a book ‘The Lost Decade’ written by journalist Puja Mehra.
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People believed in the BJP after 2014, and Narendra Modi was made Prime Minister, but the country’s situation has deteriorated since then, he said.
Stressing that he was not a Congress member, the Chief Minister said had the country performed well as it did during Manmohan Singh’s rule, Telangana’s GSDP would have been Rs.16 lakh crore against the present Rs.13 lakh crore. Telangana had lost Rs.3 lakh crore as a result of the BJP’s failure, he said, adding that despite going bankrupt in vision and performing poorly, the BJP government still attempted political one-upmanship.
Referring to The Economist magazine’s story on the humbling of Gautam Adani being a test for Indian capitalism, the Chief Minister stated that the Prime Minister delivered the most ‘disgusting’ speech in Parliament.
The LIC had invested heavily in the company and ever since the scam broke out, billions had evaporated.
The entire country was waiting to see what the Centre would do about the Adani issue, he said.
“Yet, the Prime Minister did not utter a word. Despite the issue being of utmost concern for industrialists and people, there was no assurance, no mention of constituting a committee. He was just beating around the bush,” Chandrashekhar Rao said, also pointing out that whenever
MPs sought details on different issues, including deaths due to Covid, the Centre never shared details.
“They say No Data Available. That is the NDA Government. The people will give their answer at the appropriate time,” he said.
In contrast, union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman argues with a ration shop dealer for not displaying the Prime Minister’s photo at the outlet. Is this wise, he asked.
The Chief Minister blamed the Congress and BJP for ruining the country, saying that parties were debating political games and dethroning democratically elected governments while ignoring critical issues.
Stressing for a debate on the BJP government’s target of becoming a five trillion dollar economy, the Chief Minister said even that had now become a joke. Despite all the hype, India only managed to become a 3.1 trillion economy. He stated that the aim should have been higher, and that one should have vision and dare to dream.
Sharing information about the United States economy (25 trillion dollars) China (18.3 trillion dollars), Japan (4.3 trillion dollar) and Germany (4 trillion), the Chief Minister said the per capita income of a nation reveals the real story.
Among 192 countries, India was 139th while even Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka were ahead in terms of per capita income. There should have been a debate in Parliament on this issue, but the BJP bulldozes members from other parties, he said.
Recalling a Telugu poem, the Chief Minister stated that there must be a limit for appreciating the Prime Minister, failing which the BJP members will continue to hail him even after he became the former Prime Minister.
The Chief Minister also objected to restrictions to screen the BBC documentary on the Godhra massacre. “One should have patience and tolerance. None is permanent as we are at the mercy of people to come to power,” he said.
Citing the Telangana government’s measures in procurement of maize, he stated that despite the lack of demand, in the better interest of farmers, stocks were procured through Market Intervention Fund.
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