Harish Rao Exposes Samaikhyandhra Leaders' Vested Interests
TRS MLA Harish Rao and TRS Floor Leader Etela Rajender convened a press meet at Telangana Bhavan to expose the real reason why Samaikhyandhra leaders are opposing formation of a separatae Telangana State. He said that the TRS would soon present a fact-sheet exposing the dark side of 'Samaikhyandhra' Congress leaders like Lagadapati, Rayapati, Mekapati, Kavuri and T G Venkatesh to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
TRS assembly floor leader E Rajender and legislator T Harish Rao said the so called Samaikhyandhra movement was being orchestrated by these Congress leaders, who have vested interests in Hyderabad city. "We have gathered details on the activities of these selfish few Seemandhra leaders, who feel that their writ will not run if Telangana state is carved out. One leader is opposing the movement because he has to collect toll gate fee for 25 years, another wants to protect his power project agreements, yet another wants to protect his real estate business. These and some more exhaustive facts will be presented to both Manmohan Singh as well as Sonia very soon," they said.
Citing an example, Harish Rao said minor irrigation minister T G Venkatesh was an undue beneficiary of land from the government of Andhra Pradesh when Y S Rajasekhara Reddy was the chief minister. "When not a single farmer, who lost land to the Outer Ring Road project, was given land-for-land compensation, how could this champion 'Samaikyavadi' (T G Venkatesh) get a GO issued in his favour for a similar acreage of prime land (3 acre 12 guntas) near the international airport for constructing a hotel project? Does this not amount to betrayal of the farmers, who were given paltry sums for their acquired land? Why the minister was given special privilege, that too in an area which falls under GO 111 (protected catchment area for water bodies)?" he asked.
They urged the Seemandhra people to respect the sentiment of Telangana people and not fall prey to the propaganda unleashed by these leaders. "The movement for a unified state is really not meant for the people of Seemandhra, but only to protect their business interests in the capital city," they alleged.