Hyderabad: Telangana BJP Girijan Morcha State President, Dr. Kalyan Naik, has accused the Congress and Chief Minister Revanth Reddy of betraying the Tribal community. He claims they failed to allocate the necessary budget to fulfill promises made in the Chevella Girijan Declaration.
Tension rose when members of the Morcha attempted to march towards the State Congress headquarters at Gandhi Bhavan on Friday. The protestors even burned an effigy of the Chief Minister to express their anger.
Dr. Naik emphasized that the Congress government has once again let down the Tribals by not providing the budget for promises made. He questioned the status of the Rs 5 lakh Vidya Jyothi Scheme promised to 10,000 students.
Additionally, he pointed out that other guarantees, such as building new ITDA centers for plains Tribals, Ambedkar’s Rs 12 lakh financial aid, and Rs 25 lakh per year for developing Tribal village panchayats, were not included in the budget.
Dr. Naik further criticized the government by stating, “It is now clear that donkeys don’t lay eggs and Congress won’t deliver on its electoral promises given to the tribals.” He accused the government of diverting ST Sub-Plan funds and demanded their immediate release to the Tribal welfare department.
