The New Indian Express: Hyderabad: Saturday, 26 July
2014.
A day after
sparking a national debate on the issue of sports icon Sania Mirza being made
brand ambassador of Telangana state and terming her as ‘daughter-in-law’ of
Pakistan and questioning her credentials for the honour by Telangana BJP floor
leader K Laxman, his deputy NVSS Prabhakar had applied under RTI Act on the
criteria adopted by the TRS government for her appointment.
Speaking to
reporters here on Friday, Prabhakar questioned the decision of the Telangana
government to appoint Sania as the brand ambassador of the state. ‘’On what
basis has she been appointed brand
ambassador of the state?. How will she be useful in promoting the state?” he
asked.
He said that
he had applied under RTI Act on the criteria adopted by the TRS government to
appoint Sania Mirza for the job. ‘’Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao
should tell the people of the state why his government had appointed Sania as
brand ambassador of the state. Let him justify his act,’’ he remarked.
Coming down
heavily on the functioning of the Telangana government, the BJP deputy floor
leader demanded that the state government immediately convene the budget
session to ensure smooth functioning of the administration.
Criticising
the government for politicising Eamcet
counselling issue, the senior BJP leader said that due the adamant attitude of
the state government the future of lakhs of students is at stake.
Prabhakar
said that the pensioners were not getting pension for the last three months
and lakhs of genuine ration card holders
were being harassed over the issue of fake ration cards.
More
clarification was needed on fee reimbursement and loan waiver, he said.
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