Believe it or not, the Telangana government headed by K Chandrasekhar Rao is learnt to have spent over Rs 200 crore, or Rs 210 crore to be precise, on the publicity expenses for celebrating the second anniversary of its formation.
The KCR government has issued advertisements for almost all the newspapers – sub-local, local, regional and national at a huge cost.
All the major newspapers were given four-page jacket advertisements, each running into Rs 2 crore to Rs 5 crore depending on their circulation and popularity. Even newspapers of other States were also given ads extensively; and not to forget the electronic media advertisements.
Besides, the government spent big money on producing audio-visual films, outdoor publicity and digital publicity. Needless to say, not a single newspaper dared to write any negative story against KCR or the government.
As expected, the Opposition parties attacked the TRS government for splurging money on publicity.
AICC general secretary Digvijaya Singh said it was shameful that he was spending hundreds of crores of rupees on advertisement to mark the second statehood day celebrations while people were dying in the state.
In a series of tweets, Singh said only one family has been benefitted in the last two years in Telangana-'KCR family'.
“Another Nero in the celebration mode when poor people are dying. Shame on you KCR!" he tweeted.
