BRS announces protest in Telangana over government's alleged decision to cancel two key schemes
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The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Monday revealed a statewide protest today at constituency and mandal centres across Hyderabad's Telangana , opposing what it describes as the Congress government's alleged attempt to discontinue the Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak schemes.
Adding to this, K.T. Rama Rao, BRS Working President, has called upon party leaders, elected representatives and cadres to participate in the protests and raise their voice against any move to withdraw the schemes, which he shared have provided financial support and dignity to lakhs of poor families. (Representational/PTI) BRS Working President KT Rama Rao (KTR) has called upon party leaders, elected representatives and cadres to participate in the protests and raise their voice against any move to withdraw the schemes, which he shared have provided financial support and dignity to lakhs of poor families.
Meanwhile, KTR alleged that the Congress government was using the High Court verdict as a pretext to discontinue Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak. He shared the schemes were not merely welfare programmes but were closely linked to the dignity and financial security of daughters from poor families.
Notably, Addressing a teleconference with party leaders, MLAs, MLCs, former public representatives and state general body members, KTR shared the schemes were introduced by former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on October 2, 2014, to reduce the financial burden on poor families arranging marriages for their daughters.
As per the latest buzz, The financial assistance, which began at ₹ 51,000, was subsequently increased to ₹ 75,116 and later to ₹ 1,00,116. According to KTR, nearly 13 lakh families received financial assistance totalling around ₹ 13,000 crore rupees during the BRS government's tenure.
In further updates, KTR questioned the Congress government's handling of the matter before the High Court and asked why it allegedly failed to file a counter despite being given four opportunities. He questioned why the government did not mount a strong legal defence of a scheme benefiting poor families, while, according to him, it was willing to spend substantial amounts on private lawyers in cases involving the Chief Minister and ministers.
On top of that, He alleged that the government was now citing the High Court verdict to justify discontinuing Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak.
KTR also accused the Congress of attempting to escape questions over its election promise to provide one tola of gold along with Kalyana Lakshmi assistance. Instead of strengthening the scheme and fulfilling its promise, the Congress government was allegedly trying to discontinue it, he shared.
Source: Hindustan Times