Harish Rao Demands Government Solve Gurukul Problems

Senior BRS leader and former minister Harish Rao on Sunday lashed out at the Telangana government over the recurring incidents of food poisoning in Gurukul institutions across the State.

He said that within just the last 48 hours such incidents had occurred in the Nagalgidda Model School in Sangareddy district, Pedda Kothapalli Gurukul School in Nagarkurnool district, Lakshmipur Gurukul School in Jagityal rural mandal and Bhadrachalam Gurukul College in Bhadradri Kothagudem district. He described these back-to-back incidents as proof of the Congress government's incompetence.

He added that over 100 Gurukul students had reportedly lost their lives due to snake bites, suicides and food poisoning during the 20 months of Congress rule. "How many more lives need to be lost to move the CM's conscience?" he asked.

Rao said that Chief Minister Revanth Reddy spent all his time targeting the Opposition but didn't care about the deteriorating conditions in Gurukuls. "Is the Chief Minister not moved when dozens of students are being hospitalised due to food poisoning? Revanth Reddy claimed that he would personally monitor the Gurukuls. What exactly are you doing as both the Education Minister and the Chief Minister?" Rao asked.

He accused Reddy of attempting to dismantle the Gurukul system in a bid to erase the legacy of former CM K Chandrashekar Rao, and said that it was unfortunate that the reputation of the Gurukuls - where children from Dalit, tribal, backward and minority communities studied - was being tarnished due to political vendetta and narrow-mindedness.