BRS will come back to power winning 7-8 more seats than last time: KCR

HYDERABAD: The ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) will come back to power in the next Assembly polls in Telangana with seven to eight seats more than it got in last elections, declared Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR).

Replying to the debate in the Assembly on the overall growth in Telangana on Sunday, KCR said, "I can say with guarantee that we will win 100 per cent seven to eight seats more than we got in the last elections. No one needs to have any doubts about it."

Blaming the Congress party for the slackness during their regime, the Chief Minister said, "If the rulers are sincere and honest, God and nature will also bless us. During the past 10 years in the BRS rule, Telangana is able to generate more hydel power and is selling to Rajasthan on returnable basis.

"During the Indian National Congress rule in the united State, 30,000 to 35,000 lakes vanished. They were subjected to encroachment," he said.

Speaking on the drinking water issue, KCR noted that the Centre had declared that Telangana was a zero-fluorosis State as the State Government was providing safe drinking water to people. On agricultural growth in the State, the Chief Minister said that Telangana currently used 27-28 lakh tonne of urea for farming activity as against seven lakh tonne earlier. Narrating the growth of power capacity in Telangana during the BRS rule, KCR added that the State would soon achieve the target of 25,000 MW installed power capacity against the existing capacity of 18,756 MW.

KCR also alleged that the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) which was mandated to set up 4,000 MW plant in the State as per the AP Reorganisation Act, has now taken up only 1,600 MW.

The Chief Minister also said Telangana was in numero uno position when it came to per capita power consumption and the national average was nowhere near the State.

"Today we reached 18,756 MW. The target of reaching 25,000 MW will be reached very soon. The 4,000 MW Damaracherla thermal power plant will be inaugurated very soon. 6,400 MW installed capacity will be added (to the existing capacity). With that, the target of 25,000 MW installed capacity will be achieved. I can announce this happily," he said.