Hyderabad: To insist on legislative protection for the implementation of six guarantees announced by the Congress during the 2023 assembly elections, the BRS has decided to introduce a private member bill during the upcoming assembly budget session. A private member bill is introduced by an MLA to highlight an issue and bring it to the notice of the govt.“The BRS has decided to bring the bill seeking legal backing for the six guarantees, which the ruling Congress promised to implement within 100 days of coming to power, and to give them legal status,” said BRS working president KT Rama Rao.He stated that the proposed private member’s bill is intended to hold the Congress govt accountable and ensure that the guarantees promised to the people, including benefits for women, elderly citizens, persons with disabilities, students, and farmers, are implemented in a legally binding manner. KTR called upon Congress MLAs to support the bill in the assembly if they are genuinely committed to fulfilling the promises made to the people.“The Congress came to power by promising six guarantees to the people of the state, but failed to honour those commitments. Congress leaders publicly promised that legal status would be given to the guarantees in the very first cabinet meeting after coming to power, but the govt failed to fulfil that promise even after two and a half years,” KTR said at a press conference on Tuesday.Earlier, a meeting of the BRS party MLAs and MLCs was held at a private resort on the outskirts of the city to discuss various issues ahead of the assembly session, which is set to begin from March 16. The party reportedly discussed moving a no-confidence motion against the speaker, alleging that he was displaying a partisan attitude. However, the idea was dropped as the party did not have the required numbers.Speaking about the session, KTR said the Congress govt would be presenting its third budget, making this session extremely important as nearly half of the govt’s tenure has already passed. He said the time given by the people for the implementation of electoral promises had effectively elapsed, yet the Congress govt failed to deliver.“The state govt has not constituted key assembly committees even after more than two years in power. There are no select committees, standing committees or petitions committees, and even the post of deputy speaker remains vacant,” he said, adding that this reflects the govt’s disregard for legislative institutions.KTR clarified that BRS is not opposed to the rejuvenation of the Musi River but strongly opposes what he described as massive corruption and the demolition of houses affecting thousands of families in the name of the project.
