Congress Ridicules KTR's Comments On Praja Darbars

TPCC Senior Vice President G Niranjan today said that MA & UD minister K T Rama Rao's comment in a meeting on Saturday that Praja Darbars were a publicity stunt, and asking what the need for them was and what they did for the people, was proof of his ignorance and lack of understanding.

Speaking to mediapersons at Gandhi Bhavan today, Niranjan said, "KTR should avoid irresponsible talking. He has a habit of saying that if KCR reads one leaf, he reads two. It is wrong to say that people come to Praja Darbars only to get their works done. It's a misconception."

He added, "Instead of speaking with superficial knowledge, we should take into consideration the good that has been done by the Praja Darbars of previous PMs and CMs in the past. Many intellectuals and experts in various fields get the opportunity to give their suggestions and advice to the CM in the Praja Darbar without any prior appointments. The CMs of the past used public durbars to know the mood of the people, to know the functioning of their governments, to correct their mistakes and thus to initiate new policies."

He further said, "KCR considers himself to be omniscient and omnipotent, so he may feel that there is no need for public darbars and advice from others. This is proof of his arrogance. Even though there are 6.5 lakh government employees, and many MLAs, sarpanches, councillors and other public representatives, to solve the public problems, he should not forget that he is also a part of the government machinery and is responsible to the people. If everyone works properly in the system, would there be a need for district courts, High Courts and Supreme Courts?"

Niranjan also said KTR, who revealed in yesterday's meeting that he had ordered the building of one toilet for every thousand citizens prior to the last GHMC elections, but that the authorities had built toilets everywhere and 70% of them were not working, should answer to the people why he did not supervise the construction of the toilets that he ordered as Municipal Administration minister.

"Did KTR not notice the poor quality of the toilets that were hastily erected on the roads of the twin cities on his orders? Does he not have responsibility as a minister?" he asked.