SIR: Telangana CM steps up SIR push

1. Urges leaders not to visit Gandhi Bhavan until August 3
2. 10 in-charge ministers would hold review meetings on the Special Intensive Revision in all districts today

metro india news  I hyderabad

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday directed ministers in-charge to oversee the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls and warned Congress leaders against remaining inactive during the exercise.

The CM participated virtually in a meeting on the SIR, which was attended by Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, TPCC President Mahesh Goud, State Party Affairs In-charge Meenakshi Natarajan, AICC Secretary Sachin Sawant, ministers, MPs, MLAs, MLCs, constituency in-charges and SIR coordinators.

During the meeting, Reddy directed party leaders not to visit Gandhi Bhavan until August 3, the deadline for submitting SIR applications, according to a press release.

Expressing displeasure over the lack of active participation by party leaders in the districts, Reddy said those who remain inactive during the ongoing SIR campaign would not be considered for chairperson posts in corporations or other nominated positions.

The chief minister warned that strict action would be taken against MPs who fail to discharge their responsibilities in the constituencies where they have been appointed as in-charges.

Since the deadline for the SIR has been extended until August 3, the CM said the additional time should be used as an opportunity to reach out to people.

He said 10 in-charge ministers would hold review meetings on the Special Intensive Revision in all districts on July 20 and directed MPs to organise periodic reviews while attending the ongoing Parliament session.

The CM also warned MPs, MLAs and MLCs against skipping SIR review meetings. So far, the Congress has conducted 489 meetings on the SIR across the state's 119 Assembly constituencies.

"Immediate action is required, especially in the most backward constituencies," the CM said.

The CM directed MLAs, constituency in-charges and chairpersons to scrutinise reports submitted by Booth Level Agents rather than depend solely on reports prepared by Booth Level Officers, warning of strict action against those who fail to do so.

Reddy emphasised that party leaders should effectively utilise BLAs working on behalf of the Congress.

He said the leaders' presence at the grassroots level is mandatory and directed all in-charges to visit their Assembly constituencies over the next 10 days.

Ministers, MLAs, constituency in-charges, corporation chairpersons and party functionaries appointed for the SIR should undertake these visits, he said.

The Gandhi Bhavan team was directed to monitor reports submitted by BLAs and BLOs continuously.

The chief minister said the 100 best-performing BLAs would be allowed to meet Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and have their photos taken with him.

A comprehensive review meeting will be held on July 30 to assess the progress of the SIR across all Assembly constituencies, the release added.

Revanth challenges BRS over jobs record

Hyderabad: Launching a scathing attack on the previous BRS government over alleged negligence in the recruitment of jobs and paper leaks, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has urged the unemployed youth not to fall into the trap of the regional party.

Speaking at the birth anniversary of late poet Ande Sri at Ghatkesar near here on Saturday, he said the state government would issue notifications to fill all vacancies in departments.

Referring to BRS leader K T Rama Rao's comments that Revanth Reddy is indulging in "credit chori" by claiming credit for the jobs created by the BRS government, the CM said the comments are "shameless" and asked whether the government recruited teachers, policemen and others.

BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao had made his daughter K Kavitha an MLC after she lost the Lok Sabha polls and distributed several posts to his family members and relatives while ignoring common people, he said.

"Today, a wolf in the guise of a sheep is making comments on recruitment. The pack of wolves hoodwinked the youth by not filling the jobs during the BRS rule. Did the BRS leader ever, even for a single day, think about jobs for the children of Telangana," he asked.

The family of KCR never treated exams and filling up vacancies as serious issues, he alleged.

Revanth Redy said the Congress government removed all obstacles and filled 70,000 vacancies.

Continuing his tirade against the BRS rulers, the CM warned that the youth will take up the "task of burying KCR politically" in his assembly constituency of Gajwel.

The Telangana society has given everything to the KCR family by electing them to the posts of Chief Minister, minister and others, he said.

He also attacked the BRS leadership for allegedly insulting Ande Sri and folk singer Gaddar during its regime.