BJP gives flood-relief money to Karnataka but not Telangana: KTR

The TRS working president and Municipal Administration Minister K.T. Rama Rao has accused the Central authorities of ignoring Telangana in offering flood reduction but promptly serving to States the place BJP was in energy.

At a press convention right here on Sunday, he stated Prime Minister Narendra Modi was immediate to launch the money to Karnataka inside 4 days of a letter in search of help whereas there isn’t any signal of assist to Telangana.

He stated Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 15 explaining the losses suffered in floods in Hyderabad and requested for launch of ₹1,350 crore as instant reduction. At the identical time, ₹669 crore was launched to Karnataka inside 4 days of its Chief Minister B.S. Yeduirappa writing a letter to the Centre.

Taking a dig on the Union Minister of State for Home, G. Kishan Reddy, he stated the Minister was not of any help to the State whereas their leaders make tall claims that had been nothing but lies. “The State BJP leaders should introspect and get assistance from the Centre as a responsible party rather than making silly claims or take-up programmes to hamper the government’s assistance to flood victims,” he stated.

“After their utter failure to get any assistance from the Centre, they are now taking up a programme ‘Mana City Mana BJP’ (Our city Our BJP). What right do they have to go to people with their failures?” he requested.

‘Money distribution transparent’

Mr. Rao brushed apart the allegation of misappropriation of money within the flood reduction distribution of ₹10,000 to the affected households and stated Congress and BJP had been making baseless allegations.

“The government has account of each and every penny distributed with Aadhar numbers of telephone numbers of beneficiaries recorded and available with the GHMC officials,” he stated. “However, some parties are provoking people when the assistance was going on smoothly. Where were they when TRS Ministers and MLAs were visiting flood-affected families every day?” he requested.

The Minister justified distribution of money reasonably than cheques or on-line transfers stating that financial institution passbooks of the vast majority of folks had been both washed away within the floods or soaked. “We couldn’t ask people to get their bank account numbers as placing cash in their hands was more important,” he stated.

“The Chief Minister was kind enough to release ₹554 crore immediately for relief measures and the Opposition parties are making politics out of such a gracious step. If any people are left out for any reason the government will cover them. If there is a need we will ask the CM to release another ₹100 crore,” he stated.