SOP TO BE PARTLY IMPLEMENTED EVERYWHERE: CM

“If some part of the body is chopped off, then the entire body will collapse. Likewise, we all should understand that, if we curb the largest community in the country, that country will also collapse (sic),” he said.

The Chief Minister dedicated considerable time in his speech to explain the aims and objectives of the scheme which he would launch in Huzurabad assembly constituency on Monday. The Chief Minister reiterated that none of the existing sops like free rice, pensions and other social benefits would be discontinued to those Dalit families which had been extended the `10L financial assistance.

Maintaining that the scheme would be partially implemented in all the constituencies, Rao said an effective monitoring mechanism would be put in place to ensure that the ultimate goal of empowerment was achieved. With Huzurabad by polls round the corner, the Chief Minister added a bit of political colour to his speech referring to his government as the TRS government on several occasions.

The Chief Minister also recalled how Telangana went on to become a wealthy state post 2014 with doubling of Gross State Domestic Product from `4.5 lakh crore to `9.8 lakh crore and per capita income crossing the national average. “We are going to be a power surplus state soon,” he said.

The Chief Minister claimed that Covid pandemic was under control in the state but cautioned people to take all precautions in the wake of experts warning about the third wave. The Independence Day celebrations at Golconda were restricted mostly to the Chief Minister hoisting the Tricolour and his speech and the traditional cultural programmes, parade of tableaux were missing.