Harish Rao Vows To Resign As MLA If Farm Loans Waived Off By Aug 15
The BRS MLA said he would resign if CM Revanth Reddy did actually waive off the farm loans by August 15, asked the CM if he would resign if he could not.
Hyderabad | 24th April 2024
Former minister and BRS MLA T Harish Rao today said that he would resign as MLA if CM Revanth Reddy did actually waive off the farm loans by August 15.
He asked the CM whether he too was ready to resign if he failed to keep his promise.
Speaking at a press meet organised in Sangareddy, Rao said that he was accepting Reddy's challenge.
"I accept the CM's challenge. As the opposition, it is our responsibility to ensure that the promises made by the ruling party are fulfilled. I will come to the Martyrs' Memorial in front of the Assembly. The CM should also come for a discussion at the memorial and take an oath that he will implement all the guarantees he has given by August 15. The loans should be waived off before August 15. If the loans are waived off, I will resign as MLA. I will not contest the by-election that will follow. But if the loans are not waived off, will the CM too resign?" Rao asked.
He said that for him the welfare of the people of Telangana was more important than his MLA post. He also alleged that Revanth Reddy was the one who broke his word by not taking political retirement even after losing in Kodangal Assembly constituency in the past.
"The Congress had promised to implement the six guarantees by December 9. Congress leader Sonia Gandhi too had written a letter to the people of Telangana that the six guarantees would be implemented within 100 days of the party coming to power. What happened to your guarantees even after 120 days? Why was Rs 2,500 not given to women under the Mahalakshmi scheme? Why has Rs 15,000 not been given under the Rythu Bandhu scheme? What is the status of the promise of Rs 500 bonus per quintal for paddy? What is the status of the unemployment allowance for the unemployed?" he asked.
He alleged that Revanth Reddy was falsely claiming that he had fulfilled five of the six guarantees. He said that none of the promises had in fact been implemented by the State government so far.
"The Congress government is deceiving all sections of the people by saying that the promises have been implemented. The people don't believe in the Congress," Rao said.
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