Hyderabad: Former Minister & ex-Leader of Opposition in Telangana Legislative Council Mohammed Ali Shabbir has strongly condemned the misuse of State's exchequer to celebrate the birthday of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Thursday.
In a media statement, Shabbir Ali said that the Telangana Minorities Residential Educational Institutions Society (TMREIS) had issued an order on February 16 asking the Principals of all schools to organise programs in connection with the birthday of CM KCR.
Each school was sanctioned Rs. 10,000 to conduct skit/drama, plantation, distribution of sweets, recreation games and awards. They were asked to hold programs discussing the role played by CM KCR in the formation of Telangana and other initiatives like Mission Bhagiratha, Palle Pragathi, Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project and other welfare schemes.
The Congress leader alleged that the expenditure from the State's exchequer to celebrate CM KCR's birthday was an open misuse of public money. "Why are taxpayers' money being used to celebrate the birthday of KCR?" he asked while accusing the Chief Minister of misusing the government schools like TMREIS and other institutions to spread TRS propaganda.
"Children are belonging to poor and middle-class study in the Telangana Minority Residential Schools and other social welfare schools. Instead of imparting them proper education, the KCR Govt is misusing them as a platform to spread falsehood and lies," he said.
While further criticising the Ruling TRS, the Congress leader said, "Just a day ago, we read the news about how North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un celebrated his father Kim Jong II's 80th birth anniversary at a grand scale. He forced everyone in the country to present flowers and pay respect."
"The North Korean Government bore the entire expenditure on the forced celebration. Since KCR considers Kim Jong as his ideal, he forced the students, their parents and teachers of welfare schools to celebrate his birthday while spending money from the State's exchequer," he said.