Hyderabad, Aug.14 (Hydnow): Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President & Nalgonda MP. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday announced that the Congress party would contest the by-elections in Dubbak Assembly constituency.
He was speaking on the occasion of joining of Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS) Secretary Bhawani Reddy into the Congress party at his residence in Banjara Hills today. Bhawani Reddy had contested the Assembly election from Siddipet constituency in 2018 on TJS ticket which had alliance with the Congress party. He said Bhawani Reddy was highly educated and qualified and she had a bright future in politics. He hoped that her entry would strengthen the Congress party in Siddipet.
Announcing that the Congress party would contest the Dubbak Assembly by-polls, he asked DCC President Narsa Reddy to take immediate measures to strengthen the party at Mandal level and also convene a constituency-level meeting. He asked the party cadre to gear up for the by-elections.
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Reddy expressed concern over the increase in attacks and atrocities on Dalits across Telangana State. He said a Dalit farmer, Narsimhulu, committed suicide in Gajwel, CM KCR’s constituency, after his land was forcibly taken away by the government. Similarly, another Dalit youth committed himself in the police station after he was subjected to harassment by the police men at the instance of ruling TRS leaders. He said Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao has remained a mute spectator to the atrocities on Dalits and Girijans in the State.
He said that social justice was possible only through the Congress party. Accusing CM KCR of doing injustice with SCs, STs, BCs, minorities and other weaker sections, he said that the Congress party would raise the voice to protect the rights and interest of all suppressed sections. He said that a representation would be made with the Union Ministry for Social Justice, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and National Scheduled Castes Commission on the attacks on Dalits in Telangana to seek their intervention.
TS Govt hiding real figures of Covid cases, deaths
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The TPCC Chief also alleged that KCR Government has failed to control the spread of Coronavirus in the State. He said real figures pertaining to infected persons and deaths were being suppressed to create a false impression that the deadly virus was under control. He directed the party cadre to gather details of people who died due to Coronavirus in their areas. He said that the Congress party would release the details of Covid victims after gathering information from across Telangana State. He demanded that the State Government pay compensation of Rs. 10 lakh to the BPL families who lost their bread-earner due to Covid-19. He also reiterated the demand that the treatment of Covid-19 be included in the Aarogyasri scheme. He asked as to why CM KCR was not accepting the demand for inclusion of Covid-19 in Aarogyasri scheme.
Reddy also demanded that the State Government pay Rs. 50 lakh ex-gratia to the families of frontline warriors including doctors, medical staff, sanitation workers, police personnel and journalists who lost their lives due to Covid-19.
Uttam also slammed the private hospitals for over-charging the Covid-19 patients. He said that the State Government had no control over private hospitals who are collecting lakhs of rupees for Covid-19 treatment without being able to save their lives. He said many private hospitals were violating the norms due to the negligent attitude of the State Government as they knew that no action would be taken against them. He said many patients have died after looking at the exorbitant bills given to them by the private hospitals. He also appealed to the private hospitals not to treat Covid-19 pandemic as an opportunity to earn money . (Hydnow)
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