Implement central projects: BJP to Congress
Hyderabad:
BJP Telangana
vice president
NVSS Prabhakar
has asked the Congress govt to maintain the
federal spirit
by cooperating and implementing central projects using funds given by the Centre.
Addressing a press conference, Prabhakar said "Both the Congress govt and then BRS govt are habituated to just making false allegations that the Centre is not giving (funds) to Telangana, there are many projects which are delayed because of the Telangana govt."
Listing out various projects, he said: "The Uppal elevated corridor project was sanctioned six years back, but the state govt is not cooperating. Even in the case of Cherpalli railway station, there is no cooperation, land acquisition and other pending work from state govt moves at a snail's pace."
He stated that there was no difference between Congress and BRS govts, both were the same in not implementing the central schemes. "Many houses were built for the poor in the country as part of PM Awas Yojana, but Telangana govt doesn't implement this, before preaching the Centre to maintain federal spirit, chief minister A Revanth Reddy should use the central funds properly," he added.
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