The budget session of the Telangana Assembly and Council that begins on Friday is likely to be an eventful one, with the opposition parties sharpening their arsenal to target the TRS government on various issues concerning the state and the people.
Finance minister Etela Rajender will present the budget for the year 2017-18 in the Assembly on March 13, while Deputy Chief Minister Kadiam Srihari will present it in the Upper House.
The session will start with Governor E S L Narasimhan addressing a joint sitting of the members of both the Assembly and the Council at 10 am tomorrow, and will then adjourn to March 13. After the adjournment after the Governor's address, the Business Advisory Committees of both the Houses will meet and decide upon the business to be transacted during the session.
The opposition parties are likely to direct their criticism towards the TRS government for:
its having failed to keep its promises of giving fee reimbursement and scholarships to students, constructing two-bedroom houses for the poor, and providing jobs to unemployed youth; the CM spending huge government money for fulfilling his personal vows to various deities; failing to provide drinking water in the twin cities; and alleged irregularities in the implementation of projects under Mission Kakatiya and Mission Bhagiratha.
The TRS members, too, are all geared up to suitably counter all the charges leveled against them.
Given then that the atmosphere is likely to be quite emotionally charged, both the Houses are bound to witness trading of charges and counter-charges.