Congress owes every home, says Harish Rao

Senior BRS leader and former minister T. Harish Rao has alleged that the Congress government in Telangana has failed to deliver its promises and owes huge amounts to every household, farmer, and woman in the state.

Speaking at his Siddipet camp office on Wednesday, Harish Rao released a “Congress Dues Card” to highlight what he called the party’s “unpaid dues” to the people. He said the Congress had come to power making big promises, but after securing votes, it had conveniently ignored them.

“Every house in Telangana, every farmer, every woman is owed money by Congress,” Harish Rao said, demanding that the ruling party first fulfill its commitments before asking for votes again.

Harish Rao claimed that Congress had promised financial aid under the Rythu Bandhu scheme but had defaulted on payments. According to him, each farmer is still owed nearly ₹75,000. He accused the government of releasing partial amounts during elections and withholding the rest.

He further said that tenant farmers were completely left out, despite assurances that they too would benefit. “Not a single rupee was given to tenant farmers,” he remarked, contrasting it with the BRS government under KCR, which, he said, never stopped payments even during the COVID-19 crisis.

Targeting Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, Harish Rao alleged that women were also betrayed. “Congress promised ₹2,500 monthly assistance for women, but nothing has been given. By now, each woman is owed ₹44,000. They should pay this before asking for votes,” he said.

Harish Rao criticized the Congress for what he called “false guarantees” distributed before elections. He pointed to the signed “guarantee papers” with signatures of A. Revanth Reddy and Bhatti Vikramarka, which assured that promises would be fulfilled within 100 days. “It has been 700 days, but not even one guarantee has been fully implemented,” he said.

He also mocked the party’s leadership, saying Rahul Gandhi had not returned to Telangana because he feared being questioned about the unfulfilled promises. “Rahul Gandhi himself promised to raise pensions to ₹4,000, but nothing has happened so far,” Harish Rao added.

As part of the new campaign, Harish Rao instructed local BRS leaders, including village heads, MPTCs, and senior cadres, to distribute “Congress Dues Cards” in every household across Siddipet constituency. The cards, he said, would clearly mention how much Congress “owed” to each family, farmer, and woman.

“This campaign should spark discussions in every home about Congress’ failures and broken promises,” Harish Rao told his party workers.