Nadda accuses State govt. of prioritising party over public welfare

Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Chemicals and Fertilizers J.P. Nadda on Thursday alleged that the Congress government in Telangana was not working in the interests of the people and had reduced itself to an “ATM” for the party’s central leadership in Delhi.

Addressing a programme on the topic, Democracy - Diplomacy - Development, organised by the Forum for Nationalist Thinkers, Mr. Nadda took aim at Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy for repeatedly claiming that the Centre had not provided adequate support to Telangana.

“Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s mathematics appears weak. He keeps saying that the Centre has given nothing to Telangana. For the Congress, this has become a habit. They fail to create anything on their own, yet continue to survive on what others provide. We are witnessing the same situation in Himachal Pradesh as well,” he said.

The Union Minister alleged that the Chief Minister had publicly stated that the Congress high command would receive ₹1,000 crore every year. “This is public money meant for the welfare and development of Telangana, not for serving the political interests of the Congress leadership,” he charged.

Mr. Nadda claimed that the Centre had extended substantial financial support to Telangana, including ₹2.74 lakh crore as the State’s share of taxes, ₹1.74 lakh crore for national highways, and ₹44,400 crore for power projects. Despite this, he alleged that the State government was diverting public funds for political purposes.

Referring to projects such as Kaleshwaram and the double-bedroom housing scheme, he said Telangana had already witnessed the consequences of corruption and unfulfilled promises. “The Congress government must explain where the people’s money is going and why public welfare is being sacrificed for political funding,” he said.

For much of his address, however, Mr. Nadda praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, crediting him with strengthening India internally while enhancing the country’s global standing. He said Naxalism, once prevalent in 126 districts, was now confined to just two districts and described India as the world’s fastest-growing major economy.

He also highlighted achievements such as infrastructure expansion, the digital revolution, welfare schemes, anti-corruption measures and healthcare initiatives, and urged intellectuals to support the Prime Minister’s vision of transforming India into a “Viksit Bharat” by 2047.