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TPCC questions why we need new secretariat
The TPCC has threatened to launch a mass agitation if the TRS government does not give up its proposal to construct new secretariat complex at Bison Polo Grounds. Talking to media after holding a protest at Bison Polo Grounds on Wednesday, TPCC chief N Uttam Kumar Reddy alleged that KCR was trying to behave like \'Tughlaq\' who derived pleasure in causing economic upheaval by shifting his capital fr
Hyderabad: The TPCC has threatened to launch a mass agitation if the TRS government does not give up its proposal to construct new secretariat complex at Bison Polo Grounds. Talking to media after holding a protest at Bison Polo Grounds on Wednesday, TPCC chief N Uttam Kumar Reddy alleged that KCR was trying to behave like 'Tughlaq' who derived pleasure in causing economic upheaval by shifting his capital from Delhi to Daultabad and then back to Delhi.
He said that the present Secretariat complex has more than sufficient space after Andhra Pradesh Government moved all its employees and infrastructure to its interim Secretariat at Velagapudi near Vijayawada. He said instead of wasting over Rs 2,000 crore on new Secretariat, KCR should persuade his AP counterpart Chandrababu Naidu to formally hand over the blocks which are lying empty.
Uttam Kumar Reddy advised KCR to come out of the mindset of being a king. "Citing Vaasthu defects, he constructed a new palatial house for his accommodation at a cost of over Rs 350 crore.
Pragati Bhavan has virtually turned into the new Secretariat as the Chief Minister is holding cabinet and review meetings from the same premises. KCR himself is not visiting the present Secretariat and therefore, why does he need a new Secretariat,” he asked. Further, he said many blocks in present Secretariat are new constructions. They are not more than 10 years old and are in good condition. Crores of rupees were also spent on renovation of blocks allotted to both the Chief Ministers. Entire money spent on renovation would go waste, he said.
Similarly, he said Assembly building was in good shape and has a checkered history. There is absolutely no need to shift the Assembly from present complex, he said. Uttam Kumar Reddy said KCR has forgotten his promises of constructing double bedroom houses for poor, three acres of land for Dalit families and one job for each household in the State. He said it would be insane to borrow thousands of crores of loans for welfare schemes while wasting public funds to fulfill unnecessary and whimsical desires of the Chief Minister.
The TPCC chief said that the Polo Grounds is an invaluable asset and insignia of Hyderabad. No State in India can boast of having such large open spaces like Polo Grounds or Gymkhana Grounds in the heart of their capital city. Therefore, he said that the Congress party would do everything possible to protect them from getting extinct. Leaders of Opposition K Jana Reddy (Assembly) and Shabbir Ali (Council), former MP V Hanumantha Rao and other senior leaders also participated in the protest.
