Telanana Congress wondered as to how the ruling TRS enjoyed lavish breakfast and lunch with more than thirty varieties of veg and non-vegetarian dishes when the entire state was passing through an unprecedented drought and drinking water crisis, in the name of 15 th plenary.
The Congress said it didn’t look like a party meeting organized to discuss the problems confronting the state and remedial measure to be taken to address them, rather it looked like an extravagant feast.
“It is highly shocking that the ruling party leaders enjoyed Chicken Biryani, many Chicken curries, , mutton varieties at the Plenary while farmers and poor in Telangana are unable to get a simple meal due to drought,” said Shabbir Ali, leader of opposition in the Council.
Party working president Bhatti Vikramarkha says the meeting appears to have been organized only to offer an extravagant breakfast and lunch for the party leaders.
“The varieties served at the plenary were mind boggling. It is unfortunate that this ‘party’ had been organized amid drought and water crisis,” he remarked.
Deputy CLP leader Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy said Chief Minister Chandrashekar Rao had spent crores of rupees on Plenary just to give an assurance to his workers that they would be given nominated posts.
“The Chief Minister did not show any concern towards 4 crore people of Telangana, who are suffering from severe drought and heat wave. He did not speak a single word on nearly 400 farmers committed suicide in recent past. He apparently looked concerned over accommodating his 4,000 workers on different posts. This is highly condemnable,” he said.
Shabbir Ali expressed anguish that the TRS Plenary confined itself to a single line resolution on drought. “The Supreme Court and High Court have pulled up both the State and Central Governments for their lethargic approach towards drought management. Instead of preparing a Contingency Plan to handle drought situation for the next two months, KCR is busy in the politics of encouraging defections in opposition parties. Ideally, he should have cancelled the Plenary and concentrated on managing drought crisis,” he said.
