BJP-ruled States, according to Municipal Administration and Urban Development minister KT Rama Rao, treat Muslims like second-class citizens. Rama Rao said there were no reports of religious conflicts or prejudice in telangana, where the BRS controls, while speaking at a pragathi Nivedhana Sabha on the premises of NG college in this city.

However, prime minister Narendra Modi has only served to exacerbate the nation's religious divisions. Leaders of Muslims faced verbal abuse in the state legislatures of BJP-ruled States. In telangana, however, he continued, the State government was striving for the welfare of the needy of all faiths.

He said that owing to the failure of the previous administrations, 1.5 lakh people in the former nalgonda district were victims of the fluoride threat, and that chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was the true hero for resolving the decades-old fluoride threat. The Centre itself had acknowledged in the parliament that there had been no new fluoride instances recorded in telangana in the previous seven years, despite Modi's refusal to accept the accomplishments of the BRS administration.

In addition to the funds used for welfare programmes, the State government has approved development projects worth Rs. 1,300 crore for the nalgonda assembly seat. He also promised to provide an additional Rs 26 crore for the construction of roads in the district, as requested by nalgonda MLA Kancherla Bhupal Reddy. Prior to it, he also dedicated a central lighting system, an integrated meat and vegetable market, and set the cornerstone for the NG college building, the R&B Guest House, and the Kalabharati Auditorium.


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