Shah to tour TS after polls in Karnataka

After the elections in Karnataka, BJP national president Amit Shah will conduct a tour in Telangana state, Telangana BJP president K. Laxman disclosed this on Monday.

Speaking to mediapersons, Mr Laxman said that Telangana BJP leaders will meet Mr Shah on May 14 to finalise the dates of his visit. He said that on May 17 and 18, Telangana BJP leaders will meet to finalise Mr Shah’s tour route. BJP national general secretary V. Satish will also attend this meeting.

Mr Laxman said the Modi government has been helping both the Telugu states a lot for development and it is not right for both the Chief Ministers to make unnecessary criticism against the Centre.

He said that Union water resources minister Nitin Gadkari had laid the foundation for road development works in Hyderabad, two days ago, at a cost of `1,500 crore. Mr Laxman said that in the last four years, around 3,000 kilometre-length of roads changed into National Highways in Telangana and the credit goes to Mr Gadkari.

He said the Central government had taken steps to develop water transport project at a cost of `50,000 crore and once this project gets completed there will be no drinking water shortage and also water will be available for irrigation in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka states.

Mr Laxman said that for the revival of Ramagundam Fertilisers’ Factory, the Central government had spent `5,000 crore and the Central government had given all kinds of permission for Kaleswaram Irrigation Project. “However, it is unfortunate that the Telangana Government is criticising the Centre,” he said.

Mr Laxman said he was ready for a discussion on what the BJP government did for Telangana state’s development and how much funds were spent in the last four years.

BJP president K. Laxman alleged that both the CMs of the Telugu states are plotting a conspiracy to defeat the BJP in Karnataka Assembly elections.