'No Courage To Face PM Modi...', Telangana BJP Chief Sanjay Slams CM As KCR Skips NITI Aayog Meeting

Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Saturday said CM KCR has no moral courage to face Prime Minister Narendra Modi and hence he is boycotting the NITI Aayog meeting with lame-duck excuses.

Telangana BJP Chief Bandi Sanjay.

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After CM KCR boycotted the NITI Aayog meeting, Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Saturday said Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has no moral courage to face Prime Minister Narendra Modi and hence he is boycotting the NITI Aayog meeting with lame-duck excuses.

Sanjay lashed out at KCR for his remarks made at the press conference. He said if the chief minister was really worried about the state, he could have raised the concern at the meeting. He said KCR's decision to boycott the meeting amounted to insulting democratic institutions.

Sanjay said KCR never showed interest in attending official meetings during the last eight years. The BJP leader remarked that the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president visits Delhi only for political benefit and to meet leaders of political parties but never went there for the sake of the people.

"KCR is saying that he is boycotting the NITI Aayog meeting but the days are not far when people of Telangana will boycott him," he told IANS.

Reacting to KCR's remarks, Sanjay said the chief minister was giving a lecture on the history of the Planning Commission, co-operative federalism and democratic spirit but not doing his duty.

Stating there is a shortage of teachers in the educational institutions in Telangana, he advised the KCR to give lectures on how he failed as the chief minister. The BJP leader said before speaking on the NPAs of companies in the country, KCR should explain why industries are getting shut down in Hyderabad.

He said it was ironic that the chief minister was speaking about imports from other countries when his government is unable to make Bathukamma sarees in Telangana and is sourcing the same from Surat.

Bandi Sanjay also wanted to know why KCR imported furniture for Pragati Bhavan (official residence of Chief Minister) from China. Alleging that KCR is responsible for the suicides of farmers, weavers, intermediate students, unemployed and employees, the BJP leader said it was shameful that he is criticising the Centre.

Sanjay also referred to KCR's remark that he stayed in Delhi for 5 days and forced the Centre to allow the state to raise debt of Rs 10,000 crore. "KCR said that last year, the Centre did not give more than Rs 5,000 crore to the state. If the Centre had really not provided the funds, what was he doing for one year," he asked

The BJP state chief also asked if KCR will apologise in Assembly if it proved that Centre had given more than Rs 5,000 crore. Sanjay remarked that NITI Aayog doesn't exclusively work for KCR and only gives strategic advice on policy issues to make the economy strong.

Meanwhile, NV Subhash, official spokesperson of Telangana BJP, on Sunday alleged that chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has decided to skip the meeting of Niti Ayog fearing that his financial mismanagement of the state would get exposed. Niti Ayog is working with true spirit of federalism and the development of states, he said adding that KCR is worried that if he attends the meeting his government policy on financial management would get exposed which has put the state into a debt burden.

Accusing KCR of borrowing huge loans, Subhash said when CAG expressed concern over excess expenditure KCR had said that market borrowing should not be treated as debts and should be treated as resource mobilisation. Reacting to KCR's comments on freebies, he said KCR does not differentiate between freebies and welfare schemes. The BJP leader said welfare schemes were framed to uplift the living conditions of poor people whereas freebies were announced to lure voters by ruling parties which is detrimental to democracy, he said.

(With IANS inputs)