Telangana government completes 100 days in office

September 09, 2014 20:53

An urge to break from the past, treading a new path and seeking to leave a Telangana stamp on different issues mark the tenure of the TRS government which completed 100 days in office today.

Having successfully led the agitation for formation of Telangana State, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, who during Assembly elections promised to adopt a "new approach" in governance, sought to reach out to different sections by making them feel part of his administration.

The Telangana Government, however, had a frosty relation with the new Andhra Pradesh for most of the 100 days until Rao and his counterpart in the adjoining State N Chandrababu Naidu broke the ice last month.

The TRS Government almost came to a confrontation with the BJP-led ruling coalition at the Centre over the issue of special powers to common Governor in Hyderabad.

The Government's decisions like dropping police cases against those who agitated for separate state, offering special 'Telangana increment' to the Government employees and offering Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia for families of 'Telangana martyrs', recognising Telangana festivals like Bonalu and Bathukamma have endeared him to the people.

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