First focus on Telangana, then NRI Telugus, CM KCR told

Hyderabad: BJP NRI Coordination Committee chairman TR Sriniwas has said that it is quite surprising to note that the Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao is willing to go to Dubai to bring back Telugus to the state.

In a statement, he posed a number of questions to the CM. He said there is no sign of Telangana NRI policy, which was promised in the first term. What does KCR have to say about it? Where are the 1,00,000 jobs promised on the eve of Telangana formation, after driving away Andhra People from the state of Telangana? "We don't see anything done for this, in the first term. Now why this eyewash? Where is favorable industrial climate in the state? Are industries are being set up and jobs are being created in all categories?" he asked.

Sriniwas wondered whether KCR was aware that Hyderabad, which he promised to make better that Dallas, was becoming like Venice even after 5 minutes of rains. Why is there no work taken up on the infrastructure front in Hyderabad, he asked. He criticised that CM was planning to give jobs to those who would return to Telangana, but claiming lack of funds when it came to issues of 48,000 RTC employees.

"Is this not merely a diversion of public attention from the current set of problems facing Telangana? When there are loss-making corporations, why was there no white paper in the first term and root cause analysis not done? Is this not hiding the truth from the people of Telangana on the actual state of affairs? What is the action plan taken to curb the mushrooming of illegal labour agents in Telangana, who are sending people to Gulf.

Is this not a delaying tactic, causing anguish to the victims of their frauds?" he posed. Overall, Chief Minister's trip to Dubai would be a further strain on the state exchequer, with no concrete results visible for the future, added the BJP leader.