'Discrimination Against Telangana': KTR Slams Centre's Decision To Move GCTM To Gujarat From Hyderabad
"The saga of Modi Ji's discrimination against Telangana goes on unabated," KTR said.
New Delhi: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) working president and Telangana IT & Industries Minister KT Rama Rao slammed the Centre for moving Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) To Gujarat which was originally proposed to be inaugurated in Hyderabad, calling it discrimination against Telangana.
KTR, as Rama Rao is popularly known, took to Twitter to target the PM and central minister G Kishan Reddy who hails from Telangana.
"Congratulations to Kishan Reddy Ji, Cabinet Minister in NPA Govt on bringing a prestigious national institute to the state. Oh, wait!! As usual, the PM of Gujarat decided that it should move to Jamnagar," wrote KTR, who had earlier described the National Democratic Government (NDA) at the Centre as Non-Performing Asset (NPA).
"The saga of Modi Ji's discrimination against Telangana goes on unabated," added KTR.
Congratulations to Kishan Reddy Ji, Cabinet Minister in NPA Govt on bringing a prestigious national institute to the state 👏
— KTR (@KTRTRS) April 20, 2022
Oh wait!! As usual, the PM of Gujarat decided that it should move to Jamnagar
The saga of Modi Ji’s discrimination against Telangana goes on unabated👇 pic.twitter.com/Du1mMzXjJE
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Prime Minister Modi on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for WHO GCTM at Jamnagar in the presence of the world body's chief Tedros Ghebreyesus.
KTR posted an earlier tweet of Kishan Reddy that reads "The Ministry of Ayush, Government of India intends to establish Global centre of Traditional Medicine at Hyderabad. It is my strong belief that the setting up of a Global Centre in Hyderabad will benefit the city and the state."
The TRS leader also posted a table to show the Centre's discrimination towards Telangana in sanctioning institutions. According to it, the Modi government has not sanctioned even a single institution to Telangana though it sanctioned for rest of India seven Indian Institute of Management (IIM), seven Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), two Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), 16 Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), four National Institute of Design, 157 medical colleges and 84 Navodaya educational institutions.
He pointed out that the Modi government has also not set up Tribal University which was promised to Telangana in Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act.
(With IANS inputs)
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