Finance and Health Minister T. Harish Rao wondered how the BJP leaders perform padayatra in the State despite hiking prices of petroleum products and not buying paddy from the State.
Addressing a gathering after inaugurating cattle hostel and milk collection centre built at a cost of ₹2 crore with EGS and CSR funds at Narmeta village in Nanganur mandal of Siddipet district on Thursday, Mr. Harish Rao asked: “Do the BJP leaders have the face to the go to people? How can they do padayatra after hiking price of petroleum products, gas price and proving unable to provide employment despite vacancies,?” He said people would grill BJP leaders. if they took up padayatra.
Referring to Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy, the Finance Minister dared him to restore ₹25,000 crore reduced for NREGA works in the budget before criticising the State Government.