Hyderabad, May 28 (RAHNUMA): BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao launched a sharp attack on Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy over his recent remarks on housing construction in Hyderabad and challenged the Congress government to fulfil its promise of constructing 20 lakh Indiramma houses before seeking votes from the people.
Recalling the Minister’s earlier statement that the Congress would seek votes only after providing 20 lakh Indiramma houses, KT Rama Rao questioned whether the Minister has the courage and commitment to stand by his own words. He said making loud challenges and later escaping responsibility has become a habit for unethical Congress leaders.
In a statement here on Thursday, KTR asserted that mere promises and dramatic declarations are not enough, and demanded that the Congress government prove its sincerity through action. He challenged the ruling party to publicly pledge that it would implement every single promise made in its election manifesto if it truly possesses commitment and credibility.
“Do not make hollow oaths. If you have the capability, fulfil your promises and show results to the people,” KTR said.
He reminded that the BRS government had built houses with dignity and self-respect for the poor and transformed the dream of home ownership into reality for lakhs of families. He stated that while Congress speaks about tiny “box houses,” the BRS government constructed quality double-bedroom homes that became a model for the country.
KTR highlighted that BRS constructed nearly one lakh double-bedroom houses in Hyderabad alone and said each house built by the previous BRS government was equivalent in quality and scale to seven so-called Indiramma houses proposed by the Congress.
“Our party built houses of dignity and pride. We did not construct matchbox houses with poor standards. We built spacious and respectable homes for the poor and created a model admired across the country,” he stated.
Throwing an open challenge to the Congress government, KTR said if the government truly has sincerity and administrative capability, it should build even better double-bedroom housing projects in Hyderabad instead of merely making allegations against the previous government.
The BRS working president strongly criticised the Congress government for demolishing houses in the name of governance while failing to construct new housing for the poor.
