Siddipet, Gajwel, Old City Top In Non-Payment Of Power Bills

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy today said that Siddipet, Gajwel and the Hyderabad South area were the top three in non-payment of electricity dues in Telangana.

Intervening in a discussion on the power sector in the Assembly, the CM said that Siddipet stood first with 61.37% dues, followed by Gajwel with 50.29% and Hyderabad South with 43%.

He suggested that BRS MLAs Harish Rao and K Chandrashekar Rao, and AIMIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi take up the responsibility of paying the dues for Siddipet, Gajwel and Hyderabad South respectively.

Reddy also ridiculed the statement of former minister and BRS MLA Jagadish Reddy who said that there were no power cuts in Telangana during the BRS regime and that no farmer had ever staged a dharna for power.

"Everyone knows that the farmers had staged a protest and laid siege to the electric sub-station in Kamareddy on September 1. Farmers from Nereducharla in Suryapet district took to the streets during the BRS rule. A farmer named Komurayya committed suicide due to lack of power supply and damage to crops in the BRS rule," he said.

The CM also pointed out that the AIMIM did not ever mention the misdeeds of the BRS government in the Assembly.

"Akbaruddin Owaisi is trying his best to save his old friend. Friendship with such people is not good for the MIM. And there is no need to suspect the sincerity of the Congress in the matter of minorities. Everyone is aware of who was friendly with whom from NTR's regime to KCR's rule," Reddy said.