HYDERABAD: IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu on Saturday accused the BRS leadership of indulging in “destructive politics” and attempting to obstruct Telangana’s development by opposing key projects such as Bharat Future City and the Musi river rejuvenation initiative.
Addressing a press conference at the CLP office, Sridhar said opposition parties should engage in constructive criticism rather than creating hurdles for development. He alleged that BRS leaders were yet to recover from their electoral defeat and claimed that senior leader and former minister T Harish Rao was continuing to make “daydreaming” statements even while visiting the United States.
The minister said the people of Telangana had rejected the BRS in the Assembly elections and Parliament polls, pushing the party into “political irrelevance”. Despite repeated setbacks, he alleged, the party continued indulging in “cheap politics, diversion politics and blackmail politics”.
Sridhar accused BRS leaders of trying to obstruct the Musi river rejuvenation project and conspiring against Bharat Future City, which he said would strengthen Telangana’s global image and emerge as a future economic engine for the state.
He alleged that Harish Rao’s remarks about cancelling the project if the government changed were damaging Hyderabad’s international image and investor confidence. “If international companies planning to invest hundreds of crores hear such irresponsible statements, they may shift investments to neighbouring states,” he said.
Recalling past infrastructure projects, the minister said the Shamshabad International Airport, Outer Ring Road, Software Technology Park and HITEC City initiatives were also criticised initially but later contributed significantly to Hyderabad’s growth.
Stating that the present era belonged to AI, Sridhar said ‘Bharat Future City’ would play a transformative role for the next generation, just as HITEC City had done earlier.
The minister warned that the government would not tolerate what he described as conspiracies by Harish Rao, KT Rama Rao and other BRS leaders against Future City.
On Pharma City, he clarified that the project was not being cancelled and said a ‘Life Sciences Park’ would be developed on the acquired lands. “Our government is committed to establishing pollution-free pharma industries and promoting Green Pharma,” he said.
