Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Harish Rao Accuses Congress Government of Failing Telangana Communities
T. Harish Rao, a leader of the BRS party, criticized Telangana’s Congress government.
He said it had not kept promises to minorities, farmers and families in need.
Rao claimed the government was spending less on minority welfare than it had promised.
He also said scholarship spending for minority students had fallen compared with the previous BRS government.
He alleged that some employees were waiting for their salaries.
Rao said many Kalyana Lakshmi applications were still pending.
He also criticized the government’s handling of water and compensation for people displaced by Mallanna Sagar.
He asked the government to pay what is owed and fulfil its promises.
BRS leader T. Harish Rao accused the Congress government of breaking promises to minorities, farmers and poor families.
He said minority welfare spending was ₹1,300 crore, below a promised ₹4,000 crore.
Rao said the Congress government spent ₹14 crore on overseas scholarships in three years, compared with nearly ₹1,550 crore during the BRS’s 10-year rule.
He alleged delays in salaries for Minority Finance Corporation and Urdu Academy employees, and said nearly two lakh Kalyana Lakshmi applications were pending.
Rao criticized the government over water use and unpaid compensation for Mallanna Sagar oustees, and demanded that it clear dues and fulfil election promises.
- Who
- BRS senior leader T. Harish Rao criticized the Congress government.
- What
- He accused it of failing to meet commitments to minorities, farmers and poor families.
- When
- Sunday; the article does not specify a date.
- Where
- At a Telangana Turaka Kasha Welfare Association programme in Hyderabad.
- Why
- Rao cited alleged shortfalls in welfare spending, scholarships, salaries, water use and pending payments.
- Minority welfare spending
- Rao said the government was spending ₹1,300 crore, against a promised ₹4,000 crore.
- Overseas scholarships
- Rao said the BRS government spent nearly ₹1,550 crore over 10 years, while the Congress government spent ₹14 crore in three years.
- BRS-era minority budget
- Rao said the BRS government increased the minority budget from nearly ₹300 crore to ₹1,800 crore.
- Pending applications
- Rao said nearly two lakh Kalyana Lakshmi applications were pending.
- Water projects cited
- Rao cited Kondapochamma Sagar and Mallanna Sagar as projects that improved drinking water and irrigation in Gajwel.
- Event
- Rao spoke at a programme organised by the Telangana Turaka Kasha Welfare Association.