Hyderabad: While Telangana BJP president G. Kishan Reddy has accused the TRS government of turning Mission Kakatiya into a “pink programme”, reports from various districts indicate a spurt in economic activity and many TRS leaders and cadre are directly or indirectly involved in it.
 
“Mission Kakatiya has spurred economic activity. The cleaning of lakes has provided employment to labourers and income for owners of JCBs, tractors, tippers etc. Like in any government, local leaders or those close to them did corner works despite e-tenders. Even leaders of other parties are involved,” a TRS leader from Medak said.
 
He added, “A good number of works have gone to those from Siddipet. We will get a chance in the next round.”
 
TRS leaders and cadre had been waiting for the launch of government works like Mission Kakatiya, laying of roads, construction of new government buildings for hospitals and others departments and bridges etc.
 
Meanwhile, the BJP has accused the TRS of favouring only party cadre. “Is it a government or TRS programme? Only TRS MPs and MLAs are participating in launch programmes. The TRS is ignoring the Opposition in the selection of tanks,” Mr Kishan Reddy said. However, irrigation minister Harish Rao dismissed the allegations saying the programme is transparent and had been appreciated by Union ministers M. Venkaiah Naidu and Bandaru Dattatreya and Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan.