Alleging that the Gram Panchayat administration in Telangana completely collapsed, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar has accused the Congress government of not releasing even a penny to village panchayats during its nearly 22-month-rule.
Addressing the key party functionaries in Karimnagar on Friday evening, Mr Sanjay said the financial situation is so dire that the Congress government is not even releasing money to provide diesel to run tractors for garbage clearance in the gram panchayats across the State. “For over one and a half years, gram panchayat elections were not conducted, leading to a stoppage of central funds,” he added.
He said, “Widespread resentment is prevailing among all sections of people against the ruling Congress dispensation over its failure to implement the promises made in the election manifesto. They are waiting to teach a lesson to both the Congress and the BRS in the ensuing local body polls for weakening the gram panchayats.”
The Union Minister added that development of villages was possible only with the support of the Central government.
“Even if Congress wins, the State government has no money left to provide. Voting for BRS is like throwing votes into the drainage,” he said, asserting that the BJP will wrest both Karimnagar and Rajanna Sircilla zilla parishads in the forthcoming elections.
Published – October 03, 2025 11:45 pm IST
