BRS Seeks To Move Privilege Motion Against TG Fin Min Over Debt Data

Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Legislative Party has sought permission of Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad to approve a privilege motion against Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka for presenting misleading data on Telangana’s debt.

The BRS leaders accused the government of inflating debt figures to Rs7 lakh crore, contrary to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) report citing the debt as Rs3.89 lakh crore.

"The Finance Minister’s statements misled the Assembly and people of Telangana," BRS Working President KT Rama Rao said, citing the RBI Handbook of Statistics on Indian States. The BRS demanded that the government present accurate debt figures in the Assembly or allow the Privilege Motion for debate. KTR, highlighted past precedence when a similar motion was permitted under Speaker Manohar against then Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy, emphasising the need to uphold legislative traditions.

The BRS also strongly criticised the government for prioritising tourism discussions in the Assembly while ignoring pressing issues like the Lagacherla farmers’ imprisonment.