BRS desperate to damage Hyderabad’s image: Sridhar Babu
Industries and IT Minister Sridhar Babu criticized BRS leader T Harish Rao's comments regarding the cancellation of the 'Bharat Future City' project, labeling them as destructive politics aimed at discouraging investments. He emphasized that such statements could harm employment opportunities for the youth of Telangana and damage the state's image. Babu defended the Future City initiative as a crucial project for Telangana's economic growth and urged opposition parties to engage in constructive criticism rather than political sabotage.
- ▪Sridhar Babu accused BRS leaders of making irresponsible statements to damage Hyderabad's image.
- ▪He emphasized that the Bharat Future City project is vital for Telangana's economic future.
- ▪Babu reminded that past infrastructure projects were initially criticized but later proved beneficial for development.
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Industries and IT Minister Sridhar Babu said the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader T Harish Rao’s statement that ‘Future City’ would be cancelled if Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) came to power, was intended to discourage investments and deprive the youth of employment opportunities.Terming the thought process as “destructive politics”, he asked whether Mr. Harish Rao wanted to threaten the investors and damage the future of Telangana youngsters for voting the BRS out.Speaking to reporters on Saturday (May 23), he said people defeated the BRS in the Assembly elections, reduced them to zero seats in the Parliament elections and rejected them again in local body and municipal polls. “Yet, they continue to indulge in cheap and blackmail politics,” he said.Mr.
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