Telangana: Congress chief Uttam Kumar Reddy taunts KCR on survey

Hyderabad: TPCC president N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Saturday challenged Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao to conduct a survey on his popularity among students and farmers to get real results instead of enjoying “fake surveys by some disreputable organisations”

Addressing a rally in his home constituency Huzurnagar, Mr Uttam Kumar Reddy said the survey which placed Mr Rao as the most popular CM was a farce. It was shameful to celebrate the findings of a “fabricated survey” when over 14 lakh students and their families and about 2.5 lakh staff of private colleges are unable to celebrate Diwali due to non-clearance of fee reimbursement dues, he said.
Over 37 lakh farmers had foregone Diwali celebrations for the third consecutive year as the government had failed to clear crop loan waivers.

Thousands of poor patients were in immense pain with hospitals refusing treatment under Aarogyasri due to non-payment of dues by the government. He asked whether Mr Rao was ranked No.1 in popularity for being “insensitive and inhuman” towards the poor.

Survey enthuses TRS ranks
TRS leaders celebrated a private survey listing Mr K. Chandrasekhar Rao as the No 1 Chief Minister. The survey by VDP Associates described him as the most popular CM; if polls are held now, the TRS would get 51 per cent of vote and bag all 17 LS seats in the state.

Opposition leaders were unimpressed. Union minister Bandaru Dattatreya said, “Survey opinion is not the same always. They keep on changing depending on situations and performance. KCR promise to implement reservations to minorities is not possible. He should focus on solving public issues instead of Secretariat buildings.” Congress ex-MP Ponnam Prabhakar alleged that Mr Rao was No 1 in the country in failing to keep promises.