HYDERABAD

Working president of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) K.T. Rama Rao on Monday stated that once voted back to power, the BRS dispensation would ensure 24-hour safe drinking water supply to every household in Hyderabad city.

Addressing a meeting of the party cadres in Kukatpally constituency, he said the previous BRS government had transformed Telangana from a State plagued by severe power shortages into one with uninterrupted electricity supply and would similarly guarantee round-the-clock drinking water supply to Hyderabad in the future.

Recollecting the conditions before the formation of Telangana, Mr. Rao said the region had suffered long power cuts and drinking water scarcity under the decades of Congress rule. Protests and agitations for electricity and water were common during the undivided State.

However, once Telangana was formed, the government led by K. Chandrasekhar Rao had successfully implemented 24-hour power supply and launched Mission Bhagiratha to provide piped drinking water to households across the State, he stated. The same determination would now be directed towards providing 24x7 drinking water supply in Hyderabad, he said.

“The person who gave 24-hour power supply to Telangana is KCR, and the person who will provide 24-hour drinking water supply to Hyderabad is also KCR,” he stated. He said he would personally take responsibility for ensuring the successful implementation of the programme after the BRS returns to power.

Turning to the ruling Congress, he alleged that the Congress party had cheated every section of the society with unrealistic promises during the Assembly elections. He said Congress had failed to fulfil promises ranging from enhanced social security pensions to monthly financial assistance for women.

He accused Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy of taking false credit by inaugurating projects built during the previous BRS regime - including flyovers, hospitals and major infrastructure facilities. He alleged that Congress leaders were merely cutting ribbons for projects constructed under BRS governance while falsely portraying them as their own achievements.

Assuring support to workers engaged in the construction sector, Mr. Rao said after returning to power the BRS government would introduce insurance and welfare programmes for construction labourers and centring workers workers. On the upcoming BRS membership drive, he said it would be conducted entirely in digital mode.

During the Kukatpally meeting, Mr. Rao also made a detailed presentation on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and urged the party workers to remain vigilant against alleged fake and duplicate votes likely to be registered by Congress and BJP. He suggested the booth-level workers to act to ensure that not a single genuine voter loses voting rights.