Sarcasm as a Social Service. The SaaS Telangana didn’t ask for but needs.
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A claim doing the rounds says Telangana’s Congress government has okayed Andhra’s Polavaram–Banakacherla link and will sign an MoU in September. The public record shows objections, not approval. The BJP-led Centre hasn’t cleared it either.
BRS wants a judicial probe. The Congress government says it’s fixing ‘errors’. The documents say the problem exists. Publish the list, or stop calling it hype.
The BJP-led Centre blocked the US leg of Telangana CM Revanth Reddy’s outreach, muttered something about “appropriateness”, and left Telangana’s education-and-investment pitch on the tarmac. The itinerary to Harvard–MIT was apparently too much; Oxford in London was fine. Funny where “protocol” gets strict.
TPCC’s disciplinary panel hands a sealed report on Konda Surekha and G. Chinna Reddy to its chief, promises “strict action”, and punts the decision to Delhi. Telangana is asked to wait while the high command thinks about it.
Telangana BJP chief N. Ramchander Rao ended his hunger strike in Hyderabad on August 25, vowing to “lay siege” to the Secretariat if fee-reimbursement dues aren’t cleared. The Congress government has yet to publish its own arrears figure; the BJP’s number moved from ₹12,000 crore to ₹15,000 crore in two days.
Rs 35.19 crore was sanctioned and a foundation stone was laid in January. Eight months on, the only thing moving is the Congress–Jana Sena slanging match — and there’s still no public paper showing the work has even started, let alone been stopped.
BRS’s RS Praveen Kumar pressed A. Revanth Reddy to show the paperwork on his cut‑short foreign tour. The BJP‑led Centre blocked the US leg; the Congress CM hasn’t produced the full itinerary either. Telangana deserves the files, not another podium.
Harish Rao says NDSA cleared the way to lift water and CWPRS found no structural problems. The documents we can read say something else — and the Congress government in Telangana still hasn’t bothered to explain its own stand.
MEA cleared Revanth Reddy’s UK stop but blocked his US tour as “not appropriate to the office or purpose.” Gujarat’s BJP Chief Minister toured the US-Canada the same week. Telangana calls it discrimination; the BJP throws procedural mud without documents.
KTR kicks off a seven‑day Samara Bheri from September 2, constituency to constituency, aimed at the Congress government’s record — promises, fee dues and the gap between the two.
MEA okayed Revanth Reddy’s UK leg and blocked his US stop, without naming what, exactly, was “inappropriate”. Telangana calls it discrimination; the BJP says it’s just procedure. The mystery item on the itinerary remains classified, apparently from Telangana too.
Andhra Pradesh pitched 47 TMC from Krishna by October — including 22 TMC via Pothireddypadu — and the KRMB kicked the can to September 4. Telangana asked for a 50:50 split; AP clung to 66:34. The BJP-led Centre’s KRMB has paperwork, just not in public yet.
BRS will mark the Congress government’s 1,000 days with a seven‑day, state‑wide reminder of what it says wasn’t delivered — from fee dues to unkept guarantees. The BJP and TDP can bring popcorn; they promised Telangana plenty and delivered even less when it counted.
Harish Rao says the BRS will block the Assembly and “lay siege to the Secretariat” unless genuine private properties are taken off the 22A prohibited list. The Congress government admits errors, blames officials, and promises a committee. Telangana needs fixes, not another apology tour.
Reports peg the Telangana Assembly’s monsoon sitting to September 7. The Congress government talks up September; the Governor’s summons and Legislature bulletin have yet to show up on the record.
Telangana BJP chief N Ramchander Rao launched a 48‑hour hunger strike in Hyderabad over fee‑reimbursement arrears. The court has timelines; the BJP has slogans.
Tudumdebba’s protest in Utnoor revives a long-running Adivasi demand: remove Lambadas/Banjaras from Telangana’s ST list. The law puts the decision in Parliament’s lap — and the BJP-led Centre has kept that lap empty.
KTR readies a 7‑day state tour from September 2 as the Congress government hits the 1,000‑day mark it would rather not talk about. The promises will travel too — this time on placards.
Employees plan a statewide protest on August 27 and a Hyderabad mahadharna on September 10 over EHS, PRC, DA and pensions. BRS says it will stand with them. The Congress government of Telangana hasn’t bothered to explain why deductions began before delivery.
BRS will mark 1,000 days of the Congress-run Telangana government with a week-long, ground-up campaign from September 2 — taking the ‘guarantees’ ledger to every village and ward, and asking where the delivery is.