‘Every family benefited from our schemes’

One of the important thing figures within the Telangana Rashtra Samithi and the federal government, Finance Minister T. Harish Rao is not any stranger to elections, be it his personal polls or for the get together. The similar is the case now as he spearheads the marketing campaign in Dubbak Assembly constituency, which goes to bypolls subsequent week ,following the loss of life of sitting member Solipeta Ramalinga Reddy. In his inimitable type, Mr. Rao has been attracting voters, addressing giant gatherings, assembly voters and incomes the goodwill of individuals. Taking day without work his busy marketing campaign schedule, the Finance Minister spoke to The Hindu at size on the prospects of the get together within the by-elections and explains how the opposition Congress and the BJP are approach behind the ruling get together and exuded the boldness that the get together would retain the Dubbak seat. Question: On what foundation you might be in search of votes within the byelections?

Answer: During the previous six years now we have taken up varied improvement actions and at the least one from each family benefited from our schemes – be it Aasara pensions, Kalyana Lakshmi, KCR package, Rythu Bandhu or Rythu Bima. Dubbak, with 1.98 lakh voters, is an agriculture-dominated constituency with 78,000 farmers benefiting with ₹5,000 per acre every season. There are about 20,000 beedi farmers and 60,000 Aasara pensioners. Our schemes are self-explanatory of our efficiency.

Is the ‘sympathy wave’ working within the get together’s favour?

We have gained three byelections – Narayankhed (Sangareddy dt.), Palair (Khammam dt.) and Huzurnagar (Nalgonda dt). We gained Narayankhed and Palair, the place the deceased Congress MLAs’ households contested. We gained on the peak of sympathy wave and in Dubbak the sympathy is for our candidate. It might be a clean sail and our candidate has already lined 130 villages out of the 148 along with the wards within the constituency headquarters.

How is the competitors from Congress and BJP?

We are exposing the misdeeds of each events. For occasion now we have been providing ₹2,016 pension for beedi staff whereas Congress launched cranium image on the beedi packet whereas BJP gifted them GST. The BJP has promised one crore jobs each year and what occurred to 6 crore jobs up to now six years? The competitors is between Congress and BJP to get deposits and for second place, not for first place. They can proceed their politics and retain get together staff within the State provided that they safe the second place. We are telling those who the demonetisation launched by BJP had shattered the economic system.

Are the voters satisfied of the federal government programmes, efficiency and deliverables?

The public response is overwhelming. We are telling individuals what we’re providing and exposing each nationwide events. For occasion, when BJP leaders are claiming that Centre’s share is ₹1,600 in beedi staff pension. Likewise, within the case of KCR package. They have no idea even the whole particulars of the scheme and every chief is telling one thing totally different. So far they haven’t responded. BJP is resorting to false marketing campaign and banking closely on social media. I’ve challenged them to an open debate however they haven’t responded.

In the case of energy, BJP desires to ascertain meters for borewell motors whereas throughout Congress regime it was motors which burnt resulting from erratic energy provide. We are providing round the clock energy with high quality. We are asking farmers to selected their alternative among the many three.

What would be the impression of late Cheruku Muthyam Reddy on the elections? Will it’s benefit Congress?

Actually it was benefit TRS! This constituency has extreme drought and energy drawback. We have introduced Kaleshwaram water right here from 300 km and addressed the water drawback. Similarly, now we have addressed the ability drawback by establishing a variety of transformers and substations. Muthyam Reddy had failed to deal with these issues whereas in energy. Congress candidate Srinivas Reddy, whereas in TRS, stated that his father’s soul would weep if he contested elections on Congress ticket. Now how is he contesting?

What your response on the latest episode at Siddipet the place cash was seized from BJP candidate’s relative’s home?

BJP leaders are appearing out of frustration. The movies launched by the police have uncovered how the BJP leaders behave like goondas and snatched cash from police. If the cash didn’t belong to him, why did BJP candidate Raghunandan Rao rush to Siddipet, abandoning the marketing campaign?