The Finance Minister of Telangana, T Harish Rao, spoke at the Vidhyut Day celebrations in Medak district. He praised Chief Minister K Chandrashekar R for providing uninterrupted power supply to the people. He also spoke about the challenges farmers faced during previous governments and how the current government had improved the power sector.
Rao criticized the Telugu Desam government for burdening farmers with high electricity bills. He also condemned the use of force against farmers who protested against increased bills. He mentioned a scheme introduced by the previous government, ‘Own Your Transformer,’ which allowed farmers to buy their own transformers.
The minister highlighted the consequences of unreliable power supply under the Congress government’s free scheme, such as exploding transformers and burning motors. He mentioned efforts made by him to secure 100 transformers for Siddipet.
Rao expressed confidence that everyone benefited under KCR’s governance and his promise of providing 24-hour free electricity for agriculture. He criticized the Centre’s proposal to privatize power, warning that it would lead to job losses for department employees.
The minister praised the CM as a protector of Telangana and credited his efforts and budget allocation for strengthening power distribution. He cautioned that a return of Congress rule would result in an unstable power situation.
