Akbaruddin to Govt: Do you think we are thieves?

All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul–Muslimeen (AIMIM) MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi questioned the Congress regarding electricity on Saturday.
The AIMIM floor leader asked the government about the responsibility of collecting electricity charges being handed over to the Adani group.
He said the people in the Old City are accused of electricity theft. There are no thieves and there is no theft of electricity in the Old City, he said.
“Why was an Old City area selected for the pilot Adani project? Why not Kodangal or another area? This won’t work. I have details of issues connected to the electricity department,” he said.
“The government should focus on developing the Old City by working on the pedestrianisation project. It did not feature in the budget presented by the Finance Minister. The emphasis should be on restoring the hospital at Charminar. The Imams appointed for Makkah Masjid and Public Garden should be regularised,” he added.
Speaking on the increasing traffic the MLA said, “These people (BRS) developed only Gachibowli and never developed the Old City. I had also proposed development of the flyovers at Bandlaguda and Hafiz Babanagar. KTR always assured me that the work would be done but nothing happened. Now, I expect the Chief Minister to take up these issues. ”
Regarding the Dalit Bandhu scheme, Akbaruddin said, “The Dalit Bandhu scheme was put on hold for a while after the Congress came to power. Lakhs of applications are pending. In 2023-24, the BRS government allocated 17,700 crore for the scheme however, no money was released. When it comes to tribal welfare the government allocated Rs 33,124 crore. I hope the government will spend the funds judiciously as there was a huge shortfall in SC, ST SDF in 2023-24 when the allocation was Rs 36,7750 crore while expenditure was only Rs 14, 649 crore ”
He questioned the government for not issuing a clarification after reports in the national media said that the SC, ST budget was reduced to allocate budget for minorities. The bureaucrats must be held responsible for the figure they present to the Ministers.