Hyderabad, December 4
TPCC President and MLC Mahesh Kumar Goud on Thursday accused the Opposition of spreading false propaganda to divert attention from the Congress government's two-year public administration celebrations. Speaking to reporters at Gandhi Bhavan, he said the people of Telangana are witnessing transparent governance and added that the Congress will return to power with renewed public support.
He said Chief Minister Revanth Reddy is committed to transforming Hyderabad into a global, green and pollution-free city. Referring to the alarming pollution levels in Delhi, Mahesh said a comprehensive health policy is being framed to ensure Hyderabad never faces a similar crisis. “The government is farsighted and working with determination to make Hyderabad a model city,” he noted.
He said the state is creating a favourable environment for setting up industries within the Outer Ring Road, promoting balanced development along with residential growth. The new HILT policy, he said, is designed to benefit the public and encourage industrial expansion. Taking exception to Union Minister Kishan Reddy’s criticism, Mahesh questioned where he was when prime lands—both inner and outer—were handed over to private entities during the earlier BRS government.
His comments show that the BJP and BRS are no different. The previous government was steeped in exploitation, Mahesh said. He also refuted attempts to politicise cultural matters, including the installation of singer S.P. Balasubrahmanyam’s statue. “SPB is an artist the entire nation is proud of. It is wrong to drag caste or religion into issues involving artists and writers,” Mahesh added.
