Congress Failed To Honour Assembly Promises: KTR

BRS working president K T Rama Rao today launched a sharp attack on the Congress-led Telangana government in the Assembly budget session, alleging that it had eroded the credibility and sanctity of the constitutional process by failing to honour its own promises.

Addressing the Assembly during the debate on the Governor's speech, KTR said that a Governor's address carried immense importance as it reflected the policy direction and commitments of the ruling government. However, he alleged that the present government had reduced it to a mere formality, devoid of accountability.

He recalled that during the first Governor's address after the Congress came to power, then Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and Chief Minister Revanth Reddy had publicly said that the "six guarantees" promised by the Congress would be given legal status, and that the Chief Minister had even signed a file to that effect. KTR asked what had happened to that file.

"Where is the file signed by the Chief Minister granting legal status to the six guarantees? If such an important document has disappeared, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) must be constituted immediately to trace it," he said.

KTR also said that when the very first Governor's address lacked credibility due to unfulfilled assurances, the value of subsequent addresses also came into question. "If the Chief Minister's signed file itself has no value, how can the people trust this government? Every declaration made by the Chief Minister today carries zero value in the eyes of the public," he said.

He accused the Congress of failing to deliver on its promises despite claiming that the guarantees would be implemented within 100 days. "The Congress said each family would benefit to the tune of Rs 2.5 lakh. Even after over two years, can the government show a single family that has received such benefits?" he asked.

KTR also criticised Congress ministers for making contradictory statements in the Assembly, and urged the Speaker to ensure accountability. "If false statements are made even in the Assembly, what hope is there for truth outside?" he said.