HYDERABAD: As it is taking long for the release of Central funds for mitigation of the suffering of the victims of the recent rains and floods in Telangana, Chief Minister A Revanth Redy is preparing to make a representation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
According to sources, he has sought an appointment with Modi and Shah in the first week of October. Whether he will get an audience with the two remains to be seen. There is also a demand that he should lead an all-party delegation to Delhi. The CM has not yet decided whether to visit Delhi with his ministers or lead an all-party delegation.
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The state government has submitted a report to the Centre stating that the loss due to floods and rains in Khammam, Mahabubabad, Nalgonda, and Warangal districts was about Rs 10,320 crore. BRS leader and Siddipet MLA T Harish Rao has demanded that the chief minister call an all-party meeting and take them to Delhi to build pressure on the Centre to release funds.
Now the question is whether Revanth takes leaders of all parties to Delhi or only his Cabinet colleagues to exert pressure on the Union government. The BJP MPs including Union ministers from Telangana have stated several times that the Centre will help the state based on its assessment of the damage due to floods, but as of now, there is no clarity from Delhi as to how much the relief would be.
Sources said that Telangana officials who are working in Delhi are trying to get PM Narendra Modi’s appointment for the CM for the last one week without much success.