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HYDERABAD FRIDAY 05 23l08l2019 TRS, BJP in war of words over ‘superiority’ of health schemes KTR takes to Twitter and claims Aarogya Sri is more comprehensive, BJP says TS is not implementing Ayushman Bharat as it is worried Modi’s govt will get credit

EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Twitter on Thursday, explain- limit of `50,000 under Kisan The BJP twitter handle also care sector in government in government scheme should treatments like hip, knee re- @Hyderabad ing how Aarogya Sri is better Credit Card were not eligible stated: “You (KTR) are worried Telangana. Do not blow your cover only the bottom 25 to 30 place, bone marrow, cardiac than Ayushman Bharat. for Ayushman Bharat. But, that Narendra Modi govern- own trumpet on your schemes. per cent of the population. Oth- and liver transplants etc. A war of words broke out be- Rama Rao, who posted an they are covered under Arogya ment will get the credit and Provide quality healthcare to erwise it should be made for all Ayushman Bharat covers most tween the TRS and the BJP info graphic on a comparative Sri,” Rama Rao said. hence not implementing the people (sic),” the BJP leader like Rythu Bandhu. How can 77 of them (sic).” on Twitter on Thursday, with study between the two Responding to this, the BJP Ayushman Bharat in the said. per cent population be eligible Another citizen Shiva Ku- leaders from the two parties schemes, tweeted, “Why State official Twitter han- State”. The supporters of the two for any scheme, he queried. mar tweeted: “Why don’t you making claims and counter- do I say Telangana’s dle said: “Why do not parties too joined the Twitter “But, presently due to non- mention this: Aarogya Sri — claims on the ‘superiority’ of “Aarogya Sri” is a supe- you also mention Aaro- ‘TS not paying the dues’ war, chipping in with replies payment to private hospitals, You will get commissions. their respective health schemes rior scheme to GoI’s gya Sri is up to only `2 BJP State unit president K Lax- in support of their favourite Aarogya Sri was shut down in Ayushman Bharat — You do — the State government’s Aar- ‘Ayushman Bharat’? lakhs. Ayushman is up man too joined the war later in parties. One Satya Prasad Telangana,” tweeted one Sri- not get commissions. And you ogya Sri and the Centre’s It’s much more compre- to `5 lakh. Aarogya Sri the day. Peddapalli replied: “People hari . are a gully leader, you do not Ayushman Bharat. hensive and inclusive; is within State and Ayush- “The State government is who have refrigerator in their Another citizen, Sai Bhargav have knowledge about national During a recent party meet- Coverage for 77 lakh families man is implemented across not taking up new recruitment home are not eligible in Ayush- argued: “Aarogya Sri excludes and international matters.” ing in Kukatpally, TRS working compared to 25 lakh families.” the country. State government and it is not filling the vacant man Bharat scheme. This sin- president KT Rama Rao de- “Families having three or is not able to pay bills of Aaro- posts in hospitals. State is not gle reason is enough that there State government is not paying the dues. Least bothered about the scribed Ayushman Bharat as a more rooms house, phones, re- gya Sri. But, the Centre bears paying the dues. Least bothered is no use with this scheme for maintenance of hospitals. This is the fate of healthcare sector. Do not “bakwas” scheme and followed frigerators, `10,000 monthly in- 60 per cent of cost of Ayush- about the maintenance of hos- people (sic).” blow your own trumpet on your schemes. Provide quality healthcare it up with another comment on come, two wheeler and credit man (sic).” pitals. This is the fate of health- Another citizen felt that any to the people — K Laxman, BJP State president ‘KLIS water BJP accuses KCR PARALYSED will soon ‘KCR spoiled of taking kickbacks administrative reach SRSP’ system in TS’ EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Nizamabad in power purchase EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Hyderabad STATE Roads and Building (R&B) Minister Vemula EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE BJP national executive Prashanth on Thurs- @ Hyderabad member N Indrasena Reddy day said that the Kaleshwar- accused Chief Minister K am Lift Irrigation Scheme IN a renewed offensive Chandrasekhar Rao of de- (KLIS) water will be brought against the TRS government, stroying the entire adminis- to Sri Ram Sagar Project BJP State president K Lax- trative system in the State (SRSP) through reverse man on Thursday urged the with his adamant attitude pumping system in the com- Centre to order an inquiry by and impractical policies. ing days and that the related a sitting judge into corruption Speaking to the media at works are in progress. that had allegedly taken place the party’s State office here Speaking at a ZP meeting while power purchase agree- on Thursday, Indrasena Red- after the elections to the sev- ments (PPAs) were signed dy stated that as the chief en ZP standing committees with power producers by the one mega watt of capacity minister has confined him- on Thursday, he said that Telangana government. since 2014 and always pre- self to his camp office and Chief Minister K Chan- “The chief minister of Tel- ferred to purchase power the farmhouse, he lost his drasekhar Rao’s develop- angana preferred purchasing from outside as there is a lot grip over administration ment and welfare schemes thermal power at the rate of of money to be made in these leaving the entire system are excellent. `5.50 per unit when solar pow- deals,” he said. paralysed. “Today there is Stating that all State gov- TRS working president KT Rama Rao interacts with party leaders and workers at TRS Bhavan in Hyderabad on Thursday | EXPRESS er was available at the rate of no administration in the ernment schemes are based `4.30 per unit. This is because Mountain of debt State. People are not getting on humanitarian princi- in the purchase of thermal Laxman said that though the any kind of services from ples, he said that the KLIS power, a lot of money could be Centre had advised the State government departments. and SRSP too have been set TRS decides to create mandal and made in the form of kick- to go in for a super critical There is compete chaos in on the same lines and people backs,” Laxman said. thermal power station, the the State,” he alleged. will get to make use of the The BJP leader said that State had preferred a sub crit- According to him, the benefits of the schemes village committees by August end Chief Minister K Chan- ical power station and had an chief minister never took soon. drasekhar Rao, to cover mis- agreement, with IndiaBulls, his Cabinet into confidence The KLIS water will be FROM PAGE 1 management of power sector, but so far the plant is not in before taking any major pol- brought to SRSP through NUMBER CRUNCH is now advocating that a com- place. Even if it is, it would icy decision nor allowed any the 27 km-long flood flow ca- The BJP leaders were issuing ASSEMBLY MEMBERS prehensive national power end up as a white elephant, he minister to function inde- nal in the district. He also baseless statements on the Aar- SEGMENT ENROLLED policy should be evolved. coaimed. pendently. “CM’s casual at- said that arrangements ogya Sri scheme, the TRS lead- In fact, such a policy is al- He said that CARE had titude has cost the State have been made to provide ers opined. Speaking to report- Gajwel 90,575 ready in force, the BJP leader downgraded credit rating for very dearly. His decision to water from the canal to all ers later, party general said and pointed out that Telangana for lending for create new districts without the tanks in the area. secretary Palla Rejeswar Reddy Medchal 80,175 Chandrasekhar Rao is mak- power, all because of the mess creating infrastructure and Meanwhile, Vemula said that so far 60 lakh people Palakurthy 74,650 ing a plea for a fresh national in the power sector. The BJP staff further increased the Prashanth Reddy asked the obtained TRS membership, policy only to divert the atten- leader took exception to KCR difficulties of people. His ZP members to implement which is valid for two years. Of Mulugu 72, 262 New party offices by tion of the people from his warning sarpanches and pan- every decision, instead of Dasara festival all the government schemes these people, 20 lakh took ac- Mahbubabad 70,475 failure. chayat secretaries that he resolving the issue, created for the betterment of the tive membership, he added. TRS general secretary Palla Laxman alleged that under would sack them if they did new problems,” he alleged. people. He advised the ZP With the membership drive Sattupalli 69, 850 Rejeswar Reddy said that the KCR’s dispensation, power not pay power bills and won- Commenting on the chief members to utilise available completed, the party mandal party mandal and village utilities are running in losses dered whether the same rule minister’s plan to bring new Palair 69,175 resources to design new de- and village committees would committees would be formed of about `20,000 crore. The applies to him also. Revenue Act, the BJP leader velopment programmes. be constituted by the end of Suryapet 66,875 by the end of this month and State has to pay up about “The State is sitting on a stated that the chief minis- ZP chairman D Vital Rao, this month, Reddy said, adding the construction of new `10,000 crore to power produc- mountain of debt payable to ter has been talking about it CEO I Govind, ZPTC mem- that the construction of new of- Wardhannapet 64,850 office buildings in 30 districts ers from whom it had pur- the power producers. Does it for the last two years and bers and officials were pre- fice buildings in 30 districts Siddipet 64,575 by Dasara festival chased power. mean that KCR too should be nothing concrete had hap- sent on the occasion. would be completed by Dasara. “KCR had not added even sacked?” he asked. pened in that direction. Poor response: BJP State unit fails to achieve target in membership drive EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE thrice due to the poor response membership drive in Hy- @ Hyderabad to the membership drive, first derabad as they could only from August 5 to August 11 and achieve 50 per cent of the target DESPITE their best efforts, the then to August 20 and now to set for the city. The city leaders BJP State unit leaders are not August 25. were given a target of enrolling able to achieve the member- four lakh new members. ship enrolment target set Party surprised BJP State unit chief K Lax- by their party chief The saffron party leader- man has expressed displeasure Amit Shah. ship was expecting a over the progress of the mem- Amit Shah had given large number of people bership drive in Hyderabad. the party’s State lead- to enrol following the Former MLA M Dharma Rao ers the target of enroll- BJP-led NDA’s landslide told Express that they are still ing 18 lakh new members, victory in polls calculating how many people but only around 13 lakh new and abrogation of Article 370, enrolled via SMS where net con- members were inducted into but to their surprise the re- nection was not available. the party till August 20. sponse was not up to their ex- “We are expecting the mem- In fact, the State leadership pectation. The party leaders are bership to cross 15 lakh by Au- had extended the deadline also disappointed with the gust 25,” he said.

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