Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has said that he will boycott the meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog on Sunday as a mark of protest against the dictatorial attitude of the Central government in overlooking the recommendations of the body.
He told a press conference here on Saturday that it was a painful decision to stay away from the meeting but he took it out of compulsion with the belief that it will open the eyes of the Centre.
Mr. Chandrasekhar Rao recalled at least two recommendations of NITI Aayog suo motu to the Prime Minister on grant of ₹24,000 crore to the Telangana government for implementing Mission Kakatiya (rejuvenating water bodies) and Mission Bhagiratha (supply of treated drinking water to every household). But, the Centre did not give even a rupee. Even a recommendation to include two districts of Telangana for funding under backward areas development programme was not conceded.
