Hyderabad, Dec.13 (RAHNUMA): Former minister and BRS MLA T. Harish Rao on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Congress government, stating that the frequent food poisoning incidents in residential schools have turned Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s “Vision 2047” into “Poison 2047” for students.
Harish Rao, accompanied by MLAs Kaleru Venkatesh and Mutha Gopal, visited the King Koti Government Hospital to console the students of the Bagh Lingampally Minority Residential School who were hospitalised after consuming contaminated food.
He inquired with the doctors about the medical treatment being provided to the victims.
Speaking to the media after the visit, Harish Rao criticised the misplaced priorities of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
“Every single day, students in one Gurukula or government school are landing in hospitals due to food poisoning. The situation is so dire that recently, students from the Shameerpet BC Gurukula had to go to a police station to file a complaint against the Revanth Reddy government because they were being served rice with insects. Similarly, 43 children from Chandu Naik Thanda in Madhapur were hospitalised. Now, 90 students from the Bagh Lingampally Minority Gurukula are suffering. This is a complete failure of the administration, “Harish Rao said.
“Revanth Reddy boasts about ‘Vision 2047’, but for these students, it has become ‘Poison 2047’. If you have any honesty left, ensure these children get a stomach-full of quality food. The students in the hospital are now terrified to go back to their hostels. Under KCR’s leadership, students were fed fine rice, but now they are forced to eat undercooked coarse rice (Doddu Biyyam) filled with insects,” he said.
The slogan ‘Telangana Rising’ exists only in TV and newspaper advertisements. The reality is that government school students are falling’ sick in hospitals. What is exactly rising in the state? Corruption is rising. Anarchy is rising. Arrogance and land encroachments are rising,” Harish Rao pointed out.
“The Chief Minister seems to have no empathy. He has not visited a single hospitalised student till date. He is busy playing football. He built a stadium for himself with ₹5 crore. He is ready to spend ₹100 crores to bring Lionel Messi to play football, but he cannot provide a decent meal to students? Revanth Reddy has time for 61 trips to Delhi, but no time to console these victims,” Harish Rao said.
The BRS leader also criticised Rahul Gandhi, who claimed responsibility for the Six Guarantees, for visiting Hyderabad to watch a football match. Rahul Gandhi has no time for the families of the 300 farmers or 160 auto drivers who committed suicide. He has no time for the 116 students who died in hostels. He ignores the BCs fighting for 42% reservation. It is shameful that he flies in on a special plane to enjoy football while ignoring the tears of students suffering from food poisoning. Does he not have the wisdom to question his own Chief Minister about this negligence,” Harish Rao said.
The BRS MLA alleged that Revanth Reddy has utterly failed as both Chief Minister and Education Minister. “Stop making grand claims about a Trillion Dollar Economy and Future City. First, ensure that hostel students are served rice without insects,” Harish Rao suggested.
