Uttam may grow a beard, but TRS will retain power

Minister for IT, municipal administration and urban development K. Taraka Rama Rao on Wednesday came down heavily on opposition parties and said TPCC chief N. Uttam Kumar Reddy was growing his beard thinking that it would scare the TRS government, but in vain. TRS will remain in the power with the blessings of people, the minister said.

“He (Mr Uttam) may look like a sanyasi with a long beard, but the TRS will continue to be in power,” he said.

Mr Rama Rao said the Congress was responsible for the backwardness in the country and its leaders lost their credibility among people. He said the opposition parties were always trying to oust Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao from the post. “They want to oust TRS government for its successful governance, Kaleshwaram project, financial aid and insurance for farmers and other flagship programmes,” the IT minister said.

Mr Rama Rao said senior Congress leaders except Mr K. Jana Reddy and Mr Uttam are showing an interest to join the TRS. “We are not encouraging them to join in our party,” he said, adding that Mr Uttam’s claim of 75 seats may be that of Congress’s total MP seats in the country.

The IT minister also said that IT exports have reached `1 lakh crore in Telangana state. In 201314 financial year, the exports were `56,000 crore and the state had targeted to raise it to `1.20 lakh crore, he said.

“We will reach the target by next financial year” he said, adding that the TRS government was planning to extend the IT services to Tier-II cities in the state.

Mr Rama Rao said this after he, along with MP K. Kavitha and Nizamabad Urban MLA Bigala Ganesh Gupta, set the foundation stone for a `50 crore IT Hub, here on Wednesday.

Speaking at the public meeting here at Government Polytechnic ground, the minister said that the IT industry will be extended to Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Warangal and Khammam districts for the growth of state.

Mr Rama Rao said the Congress was responsible for the backwardness in the country and its leaders lost their credibility among people.