Congress senior leader and Rajya Sabha MP V. Hanumantha Rao on Wednesday advised Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao to re-consider the decision of hiking salaries of legislators.
Speaking to media persons in Assembly premises, VHR said increasing the salaries of legislators would send a wrong message especially at a time when farmers are committing suicide to financial crisis.
Further, he said that the State Government was yet to clear scholarship dues of thousands of students. Under these circumstances, it was not advisable for KCR to raise the pay packages of legislators, he said.
VHR also requested the Chief Minister to participate in the birth anniversary of Damodar Sajeevaiah on 14th February. He said although Damodar Sajeeviah hailed from Andhra region, he was the first Dalit CM of the then united AP.
The Congress MP also objected to the appointment of Srinivas Reddy as the member of Executive Council in University of Hyderabad.
He said Srinivas Reddy had served at the ABVP President in 1991. He alleged that the BJP-led NDA Government was accommodating members of Sangh Parivar in the educational institutions to saffronise the syllabus and entire education system.
He said a representation would be made with AICC Vice-President Rahul Gandhi seeking his interference to reverse the appointment. He said that the NSUI would organise protest against Srinivas Reddy's appointment.
