Nalgonda MP N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has found fault with the Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao questioning the release of funds directly to the local bodies by the Central Government.
At a press conference here, he reminded that late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had brought constitutional amendments to strengthen the local bodies to release funds directly to them. During the TRS rule, the local bodies have been diluted and sarpanches made irrelevant.
He said local bodies have to be financially strengthened and the release of funds directly to their accounts was justified and it was on the lines of what Rajiv Gandhi had created the PR system for. He said he would raise the issue of increasing funds to the local bodies in the next Parliament sessions.
