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Bandi Sanjay mocks KTR over temple visit, fund allocation
Union minister and BJP leader Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Sunday mocked BRS leader KTR for visiting the Bhagyalakshmi temple, saying the goddess had finally given him wisdom. Sanjay was responding to KTR’s…
The Story in Brief
Union minister and BJP leader Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Sunday mocked BRS leader KTR for visiting the Bhagyalakshmi temple, saying the goddess had finally given him wisdom. Sanjay was responding to KTR’s past jibes during the GHMC elections when he ridiculed Sanjay’s own temple visits.
Speaking at Bonalu celebrations in Old City, Sanjay questioned the state government’s fund allocation. He said only Rs 5.5 lakh was set aside for the Lal Darwaza Mahankali temple, which draws over a lakh devotees, while Rs 33 crore was marked for Ramzan programmes. He claimed 80 per cent of the state’s population is Hindu. Sanjay also accused former CM KCR of breaking a promise to give Rs 20 crore for the temple’s development, and said the BJP would expand the Bhagyalakshmi temple like the Golden Temple if it wins power.
The Indian Opinion
Every election season, temple visits and festival budgets become political football. Bandi Sanjay’s attack on KTR for finally visiting Bhagyalakshmi after mocking such visits is a standard tit-for-tat. His claim that the government gave Rs 5.5 lakh for a temple visited by a lakh devotees while allocating Rs 33 crore for Ramzan programmes needs scrutiny. Are these figures for the same year and same category? Let the government release a detailed, audited breakdown of all festival grants. That number will settle the hypocrisy charge.
Source: siasat.com
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