Kolishetty Venkateshwarlu
venkat.k.warlu@gmail.com
Hyderabad
TPCC chief B. Mahesh Kumar Goud introduced a unique programme named ‘Face-to-Face with Ministers’ at the Gandhi Bhavan, which would be held on Wednesdays. However, the TPCC has not been conducting the programme since some weeks. The TPCC is now resuming the programme from June 4 through BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar.
The public did not bother even after the programme was stopped for some time, as most people did not get their grievances solved through the ‘Face-to-Face with Ministers’ programme.
There was no follow-up by the Ministers, who received the applications from the people at the Gandhi Bhavan during the ‘Face-to-Face with Ministers’ programme, as well as the TPCC on whether the grievances were resolved or not.
One of the applicants told ‘The Pioneer’ that the programme was a good one. “However, the officials concerned are not solving my problem even after the Minister accepted my application. Moreover, the officials are getting angry with me, saying, “How dare you go to the Minister? Will your work get done if you go to the Minister?” There are many other things which happened behind the screen, but I cannot reveal them because my problems have doubled after attending the ‘Face-to-Face with Ministers’ programme.”
The Ministers and the TPCC chief must take care of the petitions submitted during the ‘Face-to-Face with Ministers’ programme. The Ministers should take action against officials who trouble people who file petitions, he said.
Another applicant told ‘The Pioneer,’ “I went to the ‘Face-to-Face with Ministers’ programme and submitted my petition to the Minister as my problem started during BRS rule almost seven years ago. The officials have not solved the problem even now. The Ministers and the TPCC have to take care of the grievances and must get feedback from the officials and applicants on whether their problem has been solved or not.”
The TPCC has to take steps regarding this. Otherwise, programmes like ‘Face-to-Face with Ministers’ would become a waste of time and just a drama. The TPCC should remember that people are coming from remote areas, spending substantial amounts of money to the Gandhi Bhavan, hoping that their problem would be addressed.
