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Telangana HC judge warns freebies could bankrupt state
The Story in Brief
Telangana High Court Justice Nagesh Bheempaka on Friday said indiscriminate free schemes and ineligible beneficiaries are draining the state exchequer. Hearing a contempt petition against finance secretary Sandeep Kumar Sultania, the judge said in Telugu that crores are being spent on non-essential schemes, asking whether crorepati farmers are availing Rythu Bandhu benefits.
He noted that removing even one PDS ration card would spark a political row. The court had issued a bailable warrant against Sultania on July 10 for failing to appear; he appeared on Friday, and the next hearing is August 19. Aaj Tak reported the judge's remarks.
The Indian Opinion
This is the usual festival of outrage, with one side screaming about a judge 'attacking welfare' and the other clapping as if he's slain a dragon. Read the sentence: he isn't against welfare, he's against crorepatis eating up farmer money and PDS cards held by the ineligible. The real question is arithmetic. Ask your local leader: how many Rythu Bandhu beneficiaries are actually crorepatis? Until someone publishes that number, the noise is just noise.
Sources (2): aajtak.in, aajtak.in (2)
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
