Harish urges Rahul Gandhi to stop Congress govt. from privatising power utilities
BRS leader T. Harish Rao has written to Rahul Gandhi urging him to intervene and stop the Congress government in Telangana from privatizing state-owned power utilities. Rao argues that the move contradicts the Congress party's national stance against privatization and its own election manifestos.
Why it matters
This highlights internal political friction within the Congress party and raises questions about the consistency of economic policies between state and national leadership.
Deputy Floor Leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in the Assembly T. Harish Rao has sought the intervention of Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, to counsel the Congress party’s government in Telangana to stop the proposed privatisation of power utilities in the State - TG-Transco, TG-Genco, three Discoms and Singareni Collieries.
In a letter addressed to Mr. Rahul Gandhi on Friday, Mr. Rao said the Congress party had opposed the privatisation of LIC of India and power sector in some States. However, the Congress government in Telangana had resorted to the same now by proposing to privatise the power utilities and handover some stake to private companies, to begin with.
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