HYDERABAD
In a strong show of opposition, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) legislators, spearheaded by former Health Minister T. Harish Rao and former Education Minister P. Sabitha Indra Reddy, conducted an inspection of the L.B. Nagar TIMS Hospital site on Saturday. They sharply criticized the Congress government, accusing it of deliberately stalling the hospital’s construction for an astonishing 22 months, purely for political reasons.
Accompanied by local MLA D. Sudheer Reddy, along with city legislators K.P. Vivekanand and K. Venkatesh Yadav, MLC V. Yadava Reddy, and several former Corporation chairpersons and party members, Mr. Rao and Ms. Reddy witnessed firsthand the stalled progress. Construction at the L.B. Nagar TIMS site has ceased for nearly two years, primarily due to the government’s failure to settle outstanding payments for completed work.
Addressing the media at the location, Mr. Harish Rao and his colleagues asserted that the Congress administration has intentionally neglected critical healthcare projects, including the Warangal Health City and the multiple TIMS Hospitals initiated across the city. These projects were designed to significantly reduce the patient load on existing major hospitals like Osmania, Gandhi, and King Kothi. They argued that these delays stem from political animosity towards former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, calling it a regrettable act of politicking with institutions vital for public health and saving lives.
The BRS leaders further criticized the government’s decision to revoke sanctions for new medical colleges in Maheshwaram and Quthbullapur, again citing political motivations. They also highlighted the neglect of Basti Dawakhanas (neighborhood clinics), directly questioning Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy about the six-month delay in salary payments to doctors and staff at these crucial community healthcare centers.
Adding to their concerns, the BRS pointed out that the Congress government is undermining the ‘Aarogya Sri’ health scheme by withholding approximately ₹1,400 crore in dues owed to hospitals. Moreover, the ‘Kanti Velugu’ program, designed to tackle widespread vision problems, has been left languishing. The BRS leaders issued a stark warning, stating that public outrage would inevitably follow if the government continues to disregard essential health schemes and services.