Harish Rao misleading the House: Bhatti
By : DC Web Desk
Update: 2024-12-17 08:38 GMT
Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka criticised BRS MLA T. Harish Rao, accusing him of misleading the Assembly. He emphasised that with the Speaker's permission, the government is willing to have an open discussion on the state's debts.
Harish Rao had lambasted the state government, claiming that the Congress government had borrowed Rs 1.27 lakh crore in just one year, suggesting that this figure would escalate to Rs 6.36 lakh crore over five years. He accused the Congress of providing incorrect data about the loans taken during the BRS regime, asserting that the BRS government had borrowed Rs 4,17,496 crore, while the Congress was wrongly publicising it as over Rs 7 lakh crore.
In response, Bhatti Vikramarka affirmed the government's readiness to discuss the borrowings transparently. He clarified that the government is not breaching the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) limits. He further noted that White Papers had been released to reveal the financial reality to the public.
Bhatti urged Harish Rao not to waste time with misleading statements and challenged him on the BRS government's record, asking if they had fulfilled promises like distributing three acres of land to Dalits or providing double-bedroom houses. He stressed that unlike the BRS government, which allegedly concealed facts about borrowings, the Congress administration is committed to transparency on financial matters.