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Telangana: KCR, son top in TRS performance appraisal

PTI5_27_2017_000152B Telangana CM K. Chandersheker Rao addressing TRS legislature party meeting in Hyderabad | PTI

Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao took umbrage when BJP president Amit Shah accused him and his government of not keeping their promises to the people even after three years. He took more offence when Shah said that the Centre had been sending a huge amount of funds, which the chief minister denied outrightly. Despite the war of words between KCR and the BJP chief, the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi is in a spirited mood as the party is all set to celebrate the state foundation day on June 2 in Hyderabad.

At a two-hour long combined session of the TRS legislature party and the TRS parliamentary party, KCR announced that the party would sweep the assembly elections in 2019. Apparently, it hopes to win 111 of the 119 seats, leaving the MIM with six and the Congress with two seats. 

Since the mood was upbeat, KCR also praised some of his legislators for their performance while leaving a slight warning note to the others who did not fare so well in the survey. He did not reveal the ratings of all, but mentioned the top four which, not surprisingly, had his name on the top with 98%, followed by his son and Minister for IT, Industries and Urban development K.T. Rama Rao with 91%, and his nephew, the Minister for Irrigation T. Harish Rao with 88% and one outsider, former Deputy Chief Minister T. Rajaiah, with 81%. There were other eight MLAs with 80% but their names were not revealed. Among those not performing, he mentioned a few including M. Babu Mohan (Medak), Chennamaneni Ramesh (Karimnagar) and Madhavaram Krishna Rao (Ranga Reddy).

They were not given a dressing down but the chief minister asked them to work harder and improve their performance, stay in their constituencies and apprise people about the state sponsored welfare schemes. Keeping the elections in mind, he told the legislators and MPs to hold meetings every ten days and review their work frequently. But those in the know say that there will a little reshuffle in the party and that is keeping them on their toes. 

The state formation day celebrations will be held on June 2 at Parade Grounds in Secunderabad. The celebrations will go on for three days, with the government expected to launch several welfare schemes. An amount of Rs 15 lakh have been given to the 31 districts to organise the celebrations. 

The welfare schemes to be launched on June 3 will include KCR kits, a scheme to encourage deliveries in government hospital. The kit will have 15 essential items to the pregnant women and the new born babies. An amount of Rs 12,000 will be credited to the bank account of every pregnant woman in rural area, while a pregnant urban woman will get Rs 15,000 in her bank account.

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