Patan Afzal Babu Hyderabad

ChiefMinister A Revanth Reddy reaffirmed that he would meet the Prime Minister and Union Ministers as many times as necessary to resolve issues concerning the State. The Chief Minister inaugurated a new district Collectorate office in Karimnagar and held the first review meeting there on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, he emphasised that the States and the Centre should move forward in a spirit of mutual cooperation. He remarked that there would be no use in constructing projects by spending hundreds of crores of rupees without obtaining the necessary Central approvals.

Revanth Reddy took a dig at the opposition for counting his visits to Delhi whenever he met Union Ministers and others.

“Continuous persuasion with the Centre is already yielding good results. We secured the transfer of 170 acres of defence land for State development within just six months. The Centre also granted permission to develop a road passing beneath the Begumpet runway in Hyderabad. We may have ideological differences, but we should cooperate with each other for the sake of development,” the CM said.

During the meeting, he emphasised that employees should play an important role in delivering services to the poor. “Whether it is the Chief Minister or the Prime Minister, earning a good reputation depends on the cooperation of employees,” he said, appealing to employees to see their own family members in those who approach government offices in a helpless state.

He said the district office should serve to address people’s grievances. “Justice will be served to the poor when employees work hard. We have completed the construction of this office, which had been pending for a long time,” he said.

The Chief Minister said the people’s government had been resolving employees’ issues one by one and urged them to continue providing services, resolve issues and win the people’s trust.