HYDERABAD: Congress MPs from Telangana will raise the issue of Hyderabad Metro Rail expansion project in the monsoon session of Parliament starting Monday.They were given a PowerPoint presentation on Saturday on the proposed new routes, how it would benefit poor students among other sections of society, and that the detailed project reports (DPRs) were already submitted to the central govt.Hyderabad Metro Rail MD NVS Reddy gave the presentation, which was also attended by BJP MPs Eatala Rajender, Konda Vishweshwar Reddy, and M Raghunandan Rao. The presentation was given following directions from chief minister A Revanth Reddy, so that the MPs from the state would have all information about the project when the issue comes up for discussion in Parliament. Besides seeking central funding and cabinet approvals for the Metro rail expansion project, the Congress MPs from the state would also seek cabinet approval and funding for the Regional Ring Road (RRR), a dedicated corridor from the dry port in Telangana to the sea port at Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh.Discuss other key projectsCongress MP from Bhongir Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy told TOI that in addition to the Metro rail, RRR, and dedicated corridor, other projects like Musi rejuvenation and inclusion of enhanced BC reservations in the IX Schedule of the Constitution were crucial.“Chief minister A Revanth Reddy is expected to come to Delhi soon. He will meet AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi and seek their support to raise these issues. The CM will also meet INDIA bloc MPs, their party presidents, and other like-minded parties and seek support for BC reservations inclusion in the IX schedule. There is a likelihood of the CM addressing a meeting of INDIA bloc MPs at the Constitutional Club in Delhi,” Bhongir MP said.The Congress MPs said urbanisation would go up to 60% of Telangana if the RRR and dedicated corridor were developed. Industries and investments would also come. “We will raise the issues through question format during question hour, during zero hour, and under other rules of the Lok Sabha,” Mahabubabad MP Balram Naik said.
