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The Hindu
15 hours ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Kavitha demands higher compensation to ryots losing land for Kodangal LIS
HYDERABAD Telangana Jagruthi president and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K. Kavitha has demanded that the State government pay a compensation of at least ₹35 lakh per acre to farmers being displaced by the Kodangal-Narayanpet Lift Irrigation Scheme, as the authorities were offering only ₹14 lakh per acre as against the ₹20 lakh promised by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. In a meeting with the farmers, who are being displaced by the new irrigation scheme at Kanukurthy village in Kodangal constituency on Thursday, she alleged that the Chief Minister had kept the Karivena package of the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme, whose head works were 95% completed by the BRS Government, in cold storage, though it had planned to irrigate 1.8 lakh acres in Kodangal and Narayanpet constituencies. 'The new lift irrigation scheme taken up at the behest of Mr. Revanth Reddy reduced the irrigation potential to just 1 lakh acres. Instead of drawing water from the Jurala project for the new scheme, government is planning to draw water from the Bhoothpur link of the Bhima Lift Irrigation Scheme, restricting the availability of BLIS water to the Makthal area,' she said. She alleged that the government had escalated the Kogandal-Narayanpet LIS cost to ₹4,500 crore from ₹2,900 crore mentioned in the GO issued for the purpose without even taking up the work. She sought to know whether the increase in cost by ₹1,600 crore was meant for kickbacks. She also faulted the government for giving mobilisation advance of ₹600 crore each to the two successful bidders for the work without even doing a spadeful of work. She asked the government to give a job to one member of each family being displaced by the project and construct a housing colony for them.
Scroll.in
19 hours ago
- Politics
- Scroll.in
SC gives Telangana speaker 3 months to decide on disqualification of MLAs who defected to Congress
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Telangana Assembly speaker to decide within three months on the disqualification of ten MLAs who defected from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi to the Congress in 2024, reported Live Law. The Bharat Rashtra Samithi had appealed to Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar to disqualify the 10 MLAs in March-April 2024. A bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih noted that the speaker had not even issued a notice on the disqualification petitions for nearly seven months. The court pointed out that Kumar could not keep the petitions pending for the term of the Assembly, as the delay would benefit the defectors. The speaker is expected to act in an 'expeditious manner' in such matters, said the bench, adding that a delay in handling the petitions would defeat the purpose of the tenth schedule of the Constitution. The tenth schedule states that a member of the House shall be disqualified if, after getting elected, they give up the membership of their party or join another political party. The court also pointed out that the role of the speaker is not immune to judicial review, Live Law reported. If political defections are not curbed, it has the potential to disrupt democracy, Bar and Bench quoted the court as saying. The bench also set aside a Telangana High Court ruling that courts cannot impose a time limit on the speaker to decide on disqualifications. In September, a single judge of the High Court had ordered the speaker's office to fix a schedule within four weeks to hear disqualification petitions against the ten MLAs. However, this order was overturned in November by a division bench, which said the speaker should act within a 'reasonable time' without setting a specific deadline. The Bharat Rashtra Samithi, which is the main Opposition party in the Telangana Assembly, challenged the decision in the Supreme Court in January. Those who had defected to Congress after winning from a Bharat Rashtra Samithi ticket in the 2023 Telangana Assembly elections are: Danam Nagender, Kadiyam Srihari, Tellam Venkat Rao, Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, Kale Yadaiah, M Sanjay Kumar, Krishnamohan Reddy, Mahipal Reddy, Prakash Goud and Arekapudi Gandhi.
The Hindu
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
People will teach ruling Congress a lesson in local body elections: KTR
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president and Sircilla MLA K.T. Rama Rao has alleged that the 20-months rule of the Congress in Telangana was marred by 'unkept promises' and 'empty rhetoric'. 'People will teach a fitting lesson to the ruling Congress in the next local body elections for betraying all sections of society,' he said while addressing the party cadre at Telangana Bhavan in Siricilla town of Rajanna Sircilla district on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, Mr. Rao addressed a series of meetings with party functionaries in Ellanthakunta, Thangallapalli and Boinpalli mandals to gear up the party cadre for the upcoming local body polls. Mr. Rao lambasted the Congress government saying the villages across the State are grappling with a multitude of problems under the current dispensation. Villages had won awards at the national level during the previous BRS government, he said, adding that the villages are now facing a predicament unable to buy even diesel for tractors in the Gram Panchayats. A host of promises made by the Congress to women, girls, farmers, unemployed youths and other sections remained unfulfilled till date, he charged, calling upon the party cadre to expose the 'false promises', 'hollow claims' on BC quota, and 'misrule' of the Congress dispensation.
Hans India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Victims of Sigachi unit blast not paid compensation, says BRS leader
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader T. Harish Rao on Monday alleged that the Telangana government has failed to pay compensation to families of those who died in an explosion at Sigachi Industries Limited in Sangareddy district on June 30. He, along with relatives of some of the victims, met the Additional Collector and slammed the government for its failure to hand over the bodies of the deceased and for not paying compensation of Rs 1 crore each as announced by the Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. Harish Rao led a protest rally by the families of the victims to the district Collector's office. The former minister said even a month after the accident at the factory in Pashamylaram industrial area, there is no clarity on the number of dead, as the bodies of eight workers have not been handed over to their families. He recalled that the Chief Minister had announced Rs 1 crore compensation each to the families of the deceased, but not even one family has received the ex gratia. Harish Rao said the families of the deceased were in mental agony as they were handed over charred body parts, which they had to immerse in the river. The BRS leader said that an accident of this scale had not happened in the history of united Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. He said that though 54 people lost their lives in this tragedy, the state government's response has been most pathetic and irresponsible. He said there was no official statement about the number of dead and injured. He wanted to know why the government was hiding information about the payment made to the families of the deceased and the injured. Harish Rao said the families of the victims were running around the government offices for death certificates and compensation. They are spending Rs 20,000 to Rs 30,000 to travel from states like Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. He said the Chief Minister had announced Rs 10 lakh each to the critically injured, but they received only Rs 50,000. Harish Rao demanded that the government pay at least Rs 50 lakh each to the critically injured and also ensure payment of monthly salaries. The BRS leader pointed out that an NGO has filed a petition in the High Court, seeking direction to the authorities to pay compensation as promised by the Chief Minister. He also alleged that the government is trying to shield the company management, though it has become clear that the accident was caused by their negligence. He claimed that Yashwant, son of a worker, Jagnmohan, who died in the accident, stated in his complaint that workers had warned the company many times that the use of old machinery could lead to disaster, but it did not pay any attention.
The Hindu
4 days ago
- Health
- The Hindu
BRS urges Telangana HC to step in over recurring food poisoning incidents in residential schools
HYDERABAD The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has urged the Chief Justice of Telangana High Court to take suo motu cognisance of the recurring incidents of food poisoning in residential schools across Telangana. The appeal comes in the wake of 111 students from the Jyotiba Phule Backward Classes Welfare Residential School for Girls in Uyyalawada, Nagarkurnool district, being hospitalised on Sunday. BRS leader T. Harish Rao, who visited the school along with party leaders Marri Janardhan Reddy, C. Laxma Reddy, Guvvala Balaraju and others, interacted with students and parents at the hospital. He expressed concern that such a serious incident had occurred in Chief Minister Reddy's home district, despite the CM also holding the Education portfolio. 'When the government can spend ₹1 lakh for a meal during the Miss World beauty pageant, why can't it provide safe food to students in residential schools,' Rao questioned. He further criticised the government for what he termed as a political vendetta, asking if erasing the legacy of former CM K. Chandrasekhar Rao meant neglecting students to the extent of illness and even death. Not a day goes by without distressing news about residential school students, he said, adding that while the government has been talking about integrated schools for the past 20 months, not a single one has yet been established. Rao said that repeated incidents of food poisoning in government residential schools were eroding public trust, leading to a drop in admissions as parents were increasingly reluctant to send their children to such institutions. He urged the Chief Minister to introspect and take immediate steps to improve conditions, at the very least, by ensuring hygienic living environments and safe, nutritious food for students. He also interacted with students at the school and blamed the ongoing issues on the government's negligence and administrative failure, pointing out that such incidents have been frequently reported across the State over the past 20 months. He alleged that authorities rushed students to the hospital only after learning about the BRS team's visit, and in some cases, children were treated under trees on the school campus itself, making them hold IV fluid bottles in their hands. He further claimed that over 100 students have died in residential schools during this period, even as he underscored the urgent need for intervention.
