Deccan Chronicle

TRS WINS CENTRE’S CONFIDENCE ON PROJECTS IN STATE

- DC CORRESPOND­ENT

The Congress and the BJP are receiving setbacks in Parliament while attempting to expose the alleged failures and corruption of the TRS government.

The MPs from Congress and the BJP were seen raising questions in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha frequently on corruption in the TRS government’s flagship projects Kaleshwara­m and Mission Bhagiratha, diversion of Central funds, non-implementa­tion of Central schemes, debt burden of the Telangana government etc. But going by the answers coming from the Union ministers, the Centre seemed in favour of the TRS government saying there was no corruption in projects, debt burden is under permissibl­e limits and there is no diversion of Central funds etc.

The official informatio­n given by the Centre in favour of TS government comes in handy for the TRS to counter the Congress’ and the BJP’s allegation­s.

This informatio­n is being widely circulated on social media platforms by the TRS, stating that “the BJP government at the Centre certified in Parliament that there is no corruption and financial mismanagem­ent by the Telangana government.”

On Tuesday, BJP MP Bandi Sanjay raised a question in Lok Sabha on MNREG scheme asking “whether any deviation of MGNREGA funds in Telangana has been reported, if so, the steps taken/being taken by the Union government?”. The Centre replied, “No deviation noticed”. On July 26, Congress MP N. Uttam Kumar Reddy asked the total number and details of Kendriya Vidyalayas in Telangana that operate from rented buildings and premises and also that have been identified as having inadequate infrastruc­ture and/or teaching facilities..

The Centre replied, “All the 35 KVs in the state of Telangana are functional in permanent buildings constructe­d by the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan or buildings provided by the proposing authority. These KVs have adequate infrastruc­ture and teaching facilities.”

On July 26, Sanjay Kumar asked whether any deviation of funds from one scheme to other had been identified by the Centre; if so, action considered to be taken against such deviation?”. The Centre replied ‘no deviation noticed.”

On July 22, Congress MP A. Revanth Reddy asked whether instances of corruption had come to fore in the ongoing lift irrigation projects of Telangana namely Kaleshwara­m and Palamuru Ranga Reddy, whether the government had any plan to order investigat­ion in this matter; whether there had been several instances of leakage from dams of above mentioned irrigation projects.

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