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Vote to Congress implies consent for meters to agricultural pump-sets, Harish cautions ryots

hyderabad

Senior leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and Minister for Finance and Health T. Harish Rao has stated that the vote to Congress implies consent for installation of meters to agricultural pump-sets, which was implemented in about a dozen Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled and other States already.

“I am speaking with proof and ready for a debate on it. The BJP leaders in State have been trying to mislead people on the issue all these days. However, their own leader and Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has made it clear yesterday that Telangana was denied 0.5% (of GSDP) additional borrowing facility for not accepting the condition of implementing power sector reforms, particularly installation of meters to farm pump-set connections”, Mr. Harish Rao said addressing press conference at Siddipet on Wednesday.

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