KCR takes on Make in India in fresh attack against PM Modi

The chief minister was addressing a public meeting at Mothe in the Jagtial district after inaugurating the newly-constructed integrated collectorate complex and the new TRS office building.

He also laid the foundation stone for a medical college during his tour of the district.

Agriculture issues

The chief minister’s focus was mainly on farmers and the welfare measures that the TRS government had brought in for their welfare.

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He said Rythu Bandhu funds for the second crop would be released in about 10-12 days after discussing it in the Cabinet meeting on December 10.

“As long as KCR is alive, Rythu Bandhu and Rythu Bheema will continue in the state without interruption,” he said.

The chief minister also promised ₹100 crore for the Kondagaattu Anjaneya Swamy temple for developing it on the lines of the Yadadri temple. “I will commission sculptors of repute, like in Yadadri, and develop the temple,” the chief minister said.

He also hiked the Assembly constituency fund for each legislator by ₹10 crore.

He recalled the conversion of the flood canal in Jagtial into a perennial source of water for farmers. There are about 13,000 motors drawing water from the canal but the power they use is free, he said.

Privatising LIC?

He attacked the Central government for trying to privatise the Life Insurance Corporation, popularly known as the LIC.

“The institution has ₹35 lakh crore assets. About 25 lakh agents work there. Who has given authority to you to hand over the public institutions to the private parties?” he asked.

KCR also disapproved of the way the BJP had allowed the “plundering” of banks to the tune of ₹14 lakh crore during the last eight years by “unscrupulous industrialists”.

The chief minister also described the BJP leaders as loudmouths and chatterboxes whose intention was only to lead the people astray as they do not know what else to do.

“I am interested in not only the development of Telangana but also the entire nation. In fact, the GSDP of Telangana has grown to ₹11.5 lakh crore from ₹5 lakh crore in a span of eight years. Had the Centre worked the way we did, Telangana’s GSDP would have touched ₹14.5 lakh crore,” he said.

KCR takes on Make in India

The chief minister took potshots at the BJP by ridiculing the Centre’s Make in India slogan.

“What do you mean by Make in India? There is a China bazaar everywhere! The Chinese sell even the most trivial items that we use, like crackers. They are also making our national flags,” he said.

KCR also argued that every year about 10,000 industrialists are leaving the country in search of better places for investment. “We are losing everything while in pursuit of something precious,” he said.

He targeted the BJP for trying to rob the smiles on the faces of farmers by trying to privatise the power sector.

“Modi is trying to hand over the sector to the industrialists who donate generously to his party. This is resulting in industrialists benefiting at the cost of the farmer. Already 10,000 industries had shut down, resulting in about 50 lakh people losing their jobs,” said KCR.

“Even in Modi’s own state of Gujarat, power supply is erratic. In Delhi, too, there are unannounced power cuts. If the people are not aware of the lurking danger, they would have to suffer, as they did in erstwhile Andhra Pradesh,” he said.