Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 24 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Centre denied permission for his official US visit.
He demanded that the Centre clarify the "political reasons" behind stopping the state delegation from undertaking the scheduled tour.
Addressing the press at the State Secretariat on Monday, the CM questioned the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for permitting the England visit and denying permission to go to the USA on an official tour. The state government furnished every detail regarding the foreign tour to the Ministry of External Affairs.
"We also submitted comprehensive details, but the ministry stated that his tour was being rejected due to political considerations," CM Reddy said, demanding the PM to explain the political reasons which put his USA tour.
Further, the Chief Minister accused the Prime Minister of adopting a biased and dismissive attitude towards Telangana and conspiring to obstruct Telangana's development. The CM pointed out that the Union government gave permission to the Gujarat Chief Minister to visit the US and Canada from August 17 to 28 to organise investment-related 'Vibrant Gujarat' programmes. The Gujarati leadership is conspiring to obstruct Telangana's development, the CM questioned, for blocking him from visiting America as part of the 'TelanganaRising 2047' initiative. "This is an injustice inflicted upon the 4 crore Telangana people."
CM Revanth Reddy alleged that the Centre blocked his US tour, fearing Telangana will surpass Gujarat in attracting investments. The Centre obstructing the Telangana Chief Minister's tour amounts to opposing Telangana's development.
"The Centre's attitude clearly disclosed discrimination against Telangana. Our MPs will raise this issue in Parliament. This is political discrimination and an attempt to stall Telangana's progress", the Chief Minister warned that the Centre might have blocked his tour, but they cannot stop from achieving the goals set by the state government by organising the 'Telangana Global Summit 2026' under the aegis of 'Invest Telangana' on December 8 and 9 this year.
"We will invite investments in the education and sports sectors. There may be ideological differences between political parties, but cordial relations must exist between the Centre and State governments," the Chief Minister remarked that the Centre's attitude appeared to be undermining the cordial relations.
The CM noted that the Central Government is a union of states and this embodies the democratic spirit of India. We formulated our foreign tour itinerary with a focus on education, sports, and investments. "Our concern is that the Centre's stance could result in Telangana missing out on potential investments. We will certainly exert pressure on the centre for the development of Telangana," he said. (ANI)
"Cannot stop Telangana's growth": CM Revanth Reddy hits out at Centre over denied US visit
