India Today: Hyderabad: Wednesday, May 30, 2018.
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Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and chief of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS)
thou preaching 'change' in politics and that's why is putting effort to form a
non-BJP, non-Congress front for 2019.
However, they
prefer not to answer the question raised by 'common man'.
K
Chandrasekhar Rao's (KCR) office has rejected an RTI seeking details on the
money spent by the Telangana government on chief minister's visit to different
states. The purpose of meeting with various leaders was an effort to form a
non-BJP, non-Congress front for 2019 General Elections.
KCR has
alleged that in the last 70 years, both Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) have ruled the nation and have failed to bring in a desirable change to
the country.
The chief
minister held a two day long trip to Kolkata where he met Trinamool Congress
(TMC) chief and West Bengal chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. He has also visited
Bengaluru twice to meet the former prime minister and JD(S) chief HD Deve
Gowda.
Besides this,
he flew to Chennai to meet DMK chief M Karunanidhi, his son and working
president of the party MK Stalin.
He also held
meetings with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Hemant Soren of Jharkhand
Mukti Morcha (JMM) and several other leaders in past two month time.
The RTI was
filed by Majlis Bachao Tehreek (MBT) leader Amjad Ullah Khan and he remained
shocked as well as surprised when he got a reply from Public Information
Officer (PIO) of Chief Minister rejecting the application.
The CMO
rejected the RTI which requested information on whether the Telangana
government was paying the bill for KCR's trip or it was paid by individuals.
The applicant
also requested tour-wise expenditure details of KCR, however, the apolo was
rejected by the CMO claiming that it does not fit under Section 2(f) of the RTI
Act.
Reacting on
the issue, MBT leader Amjad Ullah Khan reiterated that he will again approach
the government seeking information. On the other than, Congress leader M
Krishank took a dig at the chief minister.
''It's not
KCR's money but public money which he is using to fulfill his own dream.
Earlier also he used public money for his luxurious and lavish living, convoy.
CM also spent money collected from taxpayers of Telangana to donate jewellery
to several temples as thanksgiving as his personal wish was fulfilled. We
strongly condemn the rejection of RTI and demand giver should divulge
information immediately,'' said Congress leader M Krishank.
The
Opposition leader also pointed out that how Telangana Rastra Samiti chief and
his bandwagon of ministers took chartered flights, stayed in five stars while
traveling out of state for federal Front meetings, the government also hosted
several leaders in Hyderabad grandly who came to meet TRS Chief.
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