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Hyderabad: Demanding a statement on the financial status of the State in wake of the apprehensions and contradictory statements, YSR Congress has said the Finance Minister should be open for a debate with economists and academics.”Even as the extravaganza of the state continues adversely affecting the welfare schemes, the state government has been time and again speaking of financial crisis. On one hand it has unrolled an ambitious plan of building of a multi-million rupees capital city and at the same time has been speaking of empty coffers. This duality should be explained in full,” party spokesperson K. Parthasarathi told reporters here on Friday.

The huge amounts, which does not exist in the state coffers, would come only by taxing the people heavily or settling for a sell-out to foreign companies and the government should explain as to how will it would mop up the finances for the capital city. The budget is more than that of the united state but lacks transparency. It has increased RTC bus charges and power charges but still speaks of deficit and is depleting the welfare schemes. To explain this and other financial mismanagement, a statement should be made by the government giving the financial status of the state and the finance minister should be prepared for a debate on financial discipline with economists.

“The extravaganza of the state has been in the open with huge amounts being spent on special flights of Chief Minister running into Rs 250 cores and Rs 200 crores for refurbishing his house, office and cabin and Rs 400 crores for capital city foundation stone laying function though the Prime Minister gave no assurance leaving the state high and dry. The state has given incentives with retrospective effect to industrialists to a tune of Rs 2,500 crores and spent Rs 1,500 crores on the redundant Pattiseema.

This entire extravaganza has an adverse effect on the welfare schemes which are being drastically cut to size. The pensions are cut to size and given on a pick and choose method. The extravaganza has been badly affecting the welfare schemes and we demand that the government give a statement on the financial status”, he said.

The ruling TRS has stepped up ante against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in its campaigning for Warangal Lok Sabha bypoll.TRS ministers, MPs and MLAs are targeting Modi more than the candidates who are in the fray from BJP and Congress parties. IT minister K T Rama Rao said Modi is the reason for several problems being faced by Telangana now as the central government headed by him was not allotting funds to TS. Nizamabad MP K Kavita went a step ahead and said Modi was showing discrimination against Telangana and obstructing its development by not fulfilling the promises made by the Centre during bifurcation of AP.

Karimnagar MP Vinod said Modi was neglecting people here and was only interested in touring foreign countries. Political analysts say the party’s campaign strategy had changed after BJP received a drubbing in Bihar elections recently. Until then, TRS considered Congress as its main rival but with fire accident in Congress earlier candidate Siricilla Rajaiah’s house which claimed the lives of his daughter in law and three grand children and Rajaiah and his family facing allegations of dowry harassment and domestic violence against her prompting her for suicide, Congress image took a beating and stands no where in the election.

This left, TRS to focus on BJP candidate Devaiah. TRS leadership feels that with Bihar elections it became evident that Modi is facing severe anti-incumbency wave and it wants to exploit this situation to their advantage by attacking Modi to attract voters towards TRS. Let’s see how this strategy of TRS works.

Commercial Taxes Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav said that the Telangana Rashtra Samithi was willing to accept by-elections for Warangal Lok Sabha seat as referendum on State Government’s performance if BJP too treats the by-polls as referendum on Central Government’s performance.

Speaking to media persons in Hanamkonda on Friday, Talasani challenged the BJP leaders to accept the Warangal by-polls as referendum on the BJP Government’s performance at the Centre. He said that the TRS Government has been setting new records of development in the country. He said nine-hour power supply during day time would be ensured for farmers from next March. He said that Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao has been striving hard to develop the State. Talasani expressed confidence of victory of TRS candidate P. Dayakar in the by-elections.

Telangana Government has decided to celebrate Christmas at the official level on par with Ramzan, Bathukamma and Bonalu festivals. The decision was taken during a review meeting held by Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao with the senior officials at the State Secretariat on Friday. The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Dr. Rajiv Sharma, Principal Secretary CMO Narsing Rao, ACB Director General and Chairman of Review Committee on Minorities’ Schemes A.K. Khan, Special Secretary Minorities Welfare Department Syed Omer Jaleel and other senior officials.

Addressing the meeting, Kcr said that the government intends to give equal importance to all religions and therefore, the festival of Christmas should be celebrated at the official level just like other festivals. Therefore, clothes will be distributed among two lakh poor Christians and lunch would be hosted in all Churches on December 20. This programme will be held in 100 churches in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad and 95 churches in other parts of the State. Clothes will be distributed in the selected 195 churches.

Senior IAS officer Raymond Peter and AK Khan will soon hold a meeting with the religious leaders of Christian community. Meanwhile, the Chief Minister directed the officials to finalise the proposals for setting up 60 Gurukul schools for minorities by November 20. He said all the proposed schools should become functional from next academic year.