Hyderabad: Former minister and BRS leader T. Harish Rao stepped up his criticism of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, accusing him of avoiding unemployed youth despite repeated election promises.
Reacting to the Chief Minister’s visit for a cinema theatre inauguration, Harish Rao questioned whether Revanth Reddy had the courage to visit the Ashok Nagar Central Library. According to him, the library symbolises the long-running struggle of job seekers in Telangana.
During the election campaign, Revanth Reddy had promised to provide two lakh jobs within a year, Harish Rao said. However, he asked why the Chief Minister was now reluctant to face unemployed candidates demanding clarity.
Meanwhile, Harish Rao pointed out that the Chief Minister had enough time to attend public events under heavy police security. Yet, he alleged, Revanth Reddy failed to allocate time to meet job aspirants seeking government notifications.
Notably, the former minister said the Ashok Nagar Library is located close to the cinema theatre venue. Therefore, he demanded that the Chief Minister visit the library and hold discussions with unemployed youth.
Harish Rao criticism intensifies over job calendar claims
Warning the government, Harish Rao said avoiding the library would amount to betraying unemployed youth. Otherwise, he argued, fleeing the spot would expose the government’s lack of commitment to job creation.
Furthermore, he accused the Congress government of turning the promised job calendar into a “jobless calendar.” He claimed the administration had not issued a single major government job notification so far.
Referring to remarks made by Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu, Harish Rao questioned how the government could now argue that providing jobs to everyone was impossible. In contrast, he said, such statements contradicted assurances made before the elections.
Ultimately, Harish Rao alleged that the Congress won votes by assuring employment to youth. Now, he claimed, the government had cheated those who trusted its promises.
