Chandrasekhara Rao said ( about Narendra Modi ) : “We are asking the Centre to finalise our target. Based on that we will ask farmers to cultivate the crop. There was statement from the Centre, whether official release or leak, that it would discuss about increase in raw rice procurement with State and that it would not buy parboiled rice. Which statement was correct we do not know. We want to finalise the issue with the Centre. If possible we will meet even Prime Minister Narendra Modi,”

Hindu Saturday, November 20, 2021 7:57:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao asked : “We are asking the Centre to finalise our share in Krishna and Godavari from the day one after formation of Telangana State. Not only that we had even withdrawn case in the Supreme Court. Who is preventing the Centre to refer the issue to the tribunal? Why there was delay and who is responsible for that?”

Hindu Saturday, November 20, 2021 7:57:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : "We started this battle because our farming community may suffer due to the Centre's policies, and as the Central Government of the day is showing reluctance, negligence towards farmers and agriculture," "We say you change your attitude, come to the rescue of farmers, withdraw the autocratic farm laws and change the policy to instal metres at agriculture pump sets. This battle is not going to end today and we have to fight till the end,"

news18 Thursday, November 18, 2021 12:48:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : "Though, the farmers in north India are on an agitational path for the last six months against the anti-farmer laws, the central government tried to suppress them instead of resolving their problems. We have to fight against the Centre along with the north Indian farmers. If necessary, the TRS will lead a nationwide farmers' agitation,"

newindianexpress Thursday, November 18, 2021 12:26:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : "The future course of agitation will be decided after the response from the Centre on the TRS dharna,"

newindianexpress Thursday, November 18, 2021 12:26:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “We started this battle because our farming community may suffer due to the Centre’s policies, and as the Central Government of the day is showing reluctance, negligence towards farmers and agriculture,” “We say you change your attitude, come to the rescue of farmers, withdraw the autocratic farm laws and change the policy to instal metres at agriculture pump sets. This battle is not going to end today and we have to fight till the end,”

expressindia Thursday, November 18, 2021 11:41:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : "We started this battle because our farming community may suffer due to the Centre's policies, and as the Central Government of the day is showing reluctance, negligence towards farmers and agriculture,"

nampa Thursday, November 18, 2021 10:24:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “If there is no response from the Centre after the dharna, people would understand as to what is their attitude”

expressindia Thursday, November 18, 2021 8:24:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “It appears he is preparing the ground for early elections to the state assembly sooner or later, to arrest the growing anti-incumbency among the people,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, November 16, 2021 10:38:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “Many people in Andhra Pradesh are asking (us) to implement the schemes that are being implemented in Telangana in their state. People from other states want Telangana schemes and (are) also requesting to merge their areas in Telangana. Raichur (Karnataka) BJP MLA has asked to replicate Telangana schemes in his constituency,”

timesofindia Tuesday, October 26, 2021 9:07:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “The wealth being generated in the transforming Telangana will go to its people and implementing schemes such as Dalit Bandhu is possible only to a party like TRS as it has no bosses in Delhi like the Congress and the BJP. The people of Telangana are our (TRS) bosses and we will respect and heed them alone”

Hindu Monday, October 25, 2021 6:58:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “Many people in Andhra Pradesh are asking to implement the schemes that are being implemented in Telangana in their state. People from other states are asking to implement Telangana schemes in their state and also requesting to merge their areas in Telangana. Karnataka state Raichur BJP MLA asked to replicate Telangana schemes in his constituency,”

timesofindia Monday, October 25, 2021 5:10:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : "For providing gold coating, it was estimated about 125 kgs of gold worth Rs 60 to Rs 65 crore. The gold would be purchased through the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Since we need a huge quantity of the gold, it was decided to accept donations from the people and organizations. From my family, I am donating one kg and 16 tolas gold,"

timesofindia Tuesday, October 19, 2021 7:01:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said ( about Srinivas Yadav ) : “TRS candidate Gellu Srinivas Yadav will win the bypoll in the Huzurabad segment. Since it was a small issue the party leaders should shift focus on strengthening the party from village level”

news18 Sunday, October 17, 2021 7:41:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “Once the podu land issue is settled, the government will launch stringent measures to protect the forest lands. It is the responsibility of forest officials to prevent any illegal intrusions in the forest areas,”

expressindia Monday, October 11, 2021 2:30:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “In view of the upliftment of poorer sections of society, it is necessary to maintain accurate statistics for taking up various welfare measures for benefiting the poorest of the poor,”

financialexpress Friday, October 8, 2021 2:37:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao noted : “Why is the Centre objecting to caste census? The Centre has even filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court against the caste census. We will pass a resolution in the Assembly soon and send it to the Centre for taking up a caste-based census,”

expressindia Wednesday, October 6, 2021 9:08:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “After 2015, a few more tribals were identified and it is learnt that around six to seven lakh acres of forest lands are in their possession. A Cabinet sub-committee was constituted to study their problems. Once the committee submits its report, the Assembly will adopt a resolution requesting the Centre to extend the cut-off date, so that more tribal people get pattas. They have been cultivating forest lands for so many generations. We cannot just remove them,”

newindianexpress Saturday, October 2, 2021 9:00:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “One needs vakshuddhi, chittashuddhi and lakshyashuddhi (sincerity in speech, thought and work) and I am going ahead without bothering critics. Siddipet has given unstinted support to the first and second agitations for Telangana. We faced several problems for water and Telangana was carved out only for that,”

Hindu Sunday, June 20, 2021 8:53:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said ( about Harish Rao ) : “We have focused on round-the-clock power and are happy that three crore tonnes paddy was produced when Punjab has produced 2.2 crore tonnes. Over 91 lakh tonnes were sold to Food Corporation of India (FCI). As 26 lakh tonnes of fertilizers are being used by farmers, the godown capacity was increased from 4 lakh tonnes to 25 lakh tonnes by Harish Rao. There will be no power problem or water problem in Telangana. As many as 2,601 Rythu Vedikas were constructed for farmers in the State,”

Hindu Sunday, June 20, 2021 8:53:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “Make sure that there are two separate locations. People can have their lunch and leisurely come to the meeting. I will also have my lunch with the residents,”

Hindu Friday, June 18, 2021 9:11:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “This decision to buy ultra-luxury vehicles for additional collectors is horrendous and unthinkable in the current public health situation. We feel this money could have been used to expand beds or provide free treatment to the poor,”

HindustanTimes Monday, June 14, 2021 10:25:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “This decision to buy ultra-luxury vehicles for additional collectors is horrendous and unthinkable in the current public health situation. We feel this money could have been used to expand beds or provide free treatment to the poor,”

HindustanTimes Monday, June 14, 2021 11:28:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “With many battles, sacrifices, martyrdom, we have achieved the Telangana State in a parliamentary democratic way. The Telangana state is fulfilling the demands of the Separate Telangana statehood movement one by one. Water for irrigation and drinking, Power, medical and Health, Roads and all other infrastructure facilities are being provided, reaching short-term and long-term aims,”

expressindia Wednesday, June 2, 2021 7:17:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said ( about Narendra Modi ) : “We are asking the Centre to finalise our target. Based on that we will ask farmers to cultivate the crop. There was statement from the Centre, whether official release or leak, that it would discuss about increase in raw rice procurement with State and that it would not buy parboiled rice. Which statement was correct we do not know. We want to finalise the issue with the Centre. If possible we will meet even Prime Minister Narendra Modi,”

Hindu Saturday, November 20, 2021 7:57:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao asked : “We are asking the Centre to finalise our share in Krishna and Godavari from the day one after formation of Telangana State. Not only that we had even withdrawn case in the Supreme Court. Who is preventing the Centre to refer the issue to the tribunal? Why there was delay and who is responsible for that?”

Hindu Saturday, November 20, 2021 7:57:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : "We started this battle because our farming community may suffer due to the Centre's policies, and as the Central Government of the day is showing reluctance, negligence towards farmers and agriculture," "We say you change your attitude, come to the rescue of farmers, withdraw the autocratic farm laws and change the policy to instal metres at agriculture pump sets. This battle is not going to end today and we have to fight till the end,"

news18 Thursday, November 18, 2021 12:48:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : "Though, the farmers in north India are on an agitational path for the last six months against the anti-farmer laws, the central government tried to suppress them instead of resolving their problems. We have to fight against the Centre along with the north Indian farmers. If necessary, the TRS will lead a nationwide farmers' agitation,"

newindianexpress Thursday, November 18, 2021 12:26:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : "The future course of agitation will be decided after the response from the Centre on the TRS dharna,"

newindianexpress Thursday, November 18, 2021 12:26:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “We started this battle because our farming community may suffer due to the Centre’s policies, and as the Central Government of the day is showing reluctance, negligence towards farmers and agriculture,” “We say you change your attitude, come to the rescue of farmers, withdraw the autocratic farm laws and change the policy to instal metres at agriculture pump sets. This battle is not going to end today and we have to fight till the end,”

expressindia Thursday, November 18, 2021 11:41:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : "We started this battle because our farming community may suffer due to the Centre's policies, and as the Central Government of the day is showing reluctance, negligence towards farmers and agriculture,"

nampa Thursday, November 18, 2021 10:24:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “If there is no response from the Centre after the dharna, people would understand as to what is their attitude”

expressindia Thursday, November 18, 2021 8:24:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “It appears he is preparing the ground for early elections to the state assembly sooner or later, to arrest the growing anti-incumbency among the people,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, November 16, 2021 10:38:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “Many people in Andhra Pradesh are asking (us) to implement the schemes that are being implemented in Telangana in their state. People from other states want Telangana schemes and (are) also requesting to merge their areas in Telangana. Raichur (Karnataka) BJP MLA has asked to replicate Telangana schemes in his constituency,”

timesofindia Tuesday, October 26, 2021 9:07:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “The wealth being generated in the transforming Telangana will go to its people and implementing schemes such as Dalit Bandhu is possible only to a party like TRS as it has no bosses in Delhi like the Congress and the BJP. The people of Telangana are our (TRS) bosses and we will respect and heed them alone”

Hindu Monday, October 25, 2021 6:58:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “Many people in Andhra Pradesh are asking to implement the schemes that are being implemented in Telangana in their state. People from other states are asking to implement Telangana schemes in their state and also requesting to merge their areas in Telangana. Karnataka state Raichur BJP MLA asked to replicate Telangana schemes in his constituency,”

timesofindia Monday, October 25, 2021 5:10:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : "For providing gold coating, it was estimated about 125 kgs of gold worth Rs 60 to Rs 65 crore. The gold would be purchased through the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Since we need a huge quantity of the gold, it was decided to accept donations from the people and organizations. From my family, I am donating one kg and 16 tolas gold,"

timesofindia Tuesday, October 19, 2021 7:01:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said ( about Srinivas Yadav ) : “TRS candidate Gellu Srinivas Yadav will win the bypoll in the Huzurabad segment. Since it was a small issue the party leaders should shift focus on strengthening the party from village level”

news18 Sunday, October 17, 2021 7:41:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “Once the podu land issue is settled, the government will launch stringent measures to protect the forest lands. It is the responsibility of forest officials to prevent any illegal intrusions in the forest areas,”

expressindia Monday, October 11, 2021 2:30:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “In view of the upliftment of poorer sections of society, it is necessary to maintain accurate statistics for taking up various welfare measures for benefiting the poorest of the poor,”

financialexpress Friday, October 8, 2021 2:37:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao noted : “Why is the Centre objecting to caste census? The Centre has even filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court against the caste census. We will pass a resolution in the Assembly soon and send it to the Centre for taking up a caste-based census,”

expressindia Wednesday, October 6, 2021 9:08:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “After 2015, a few more tribals were identified and it is learnt that around six to seven lakh acres of forest lands are in their possession. A Cabinet sub-committee was constituted to study their problems. Once the committee submits its report, the Assembly will adopt a resolution requesting the Centre to extend the cut-off date, so that more tribal people get pattas. They have been cultivating forest lands for so many generations. We cannot just remove them,”

newindianexpress Saturday, October 2, 2021 9:00:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “One needs vakshuddhi, chittashuddhi and lakshyashuddhi (sincerity in speech, thought and work) and I am going ahead without bothering critics. Siddipet has given unstinted support to the first and second agitations for Telangana. We faced several problems for water and Telangana was carved out only for that,”

Hindu Sunday, June 20, 2021 8:53:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said ( about Harish Rao ) : “We have focused on round-the-clock power and are happy that three crore tonnes paddy was produced when Punjab has produced 2.2 crore tonnes. Over 91 lakh tonnes were sold to Food Corporation of India (FCI). As 26 lakh tonnes of fertilizers are being used by farmers, the godown capacity was increased from 4 lakh tonnes to 25 lakh tonnes by Harish Rao. There will be no power problem or water problem in Telangana. As many as 2,601 Rythu Vedikas were constructed for farmers in the State,”

Hindu Sunday, June 20, 2021 8:53:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “Make sure that there are two separate locations. People can have their lunch and leisurely come to the meeting. I will also have my lunch with the residents,”

Hindu Friday, June 18, 2021 9:11:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “This decision to buy ultra-luxury vehicles for additional collectors is horrendous and unthinkable in the current public health situation. We feel this money could have been used to expand beds or provide free treatment to the poor,”

HindustanTimes Monday, June 14, 2021 10:25:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “This decision to buy ultra-luxury vehicles for additional collectors is horrendous and unthinkable in the current public health situation. We feel this money could have been used to expand beds or provide free treatment to the poor,”

HindustanTimes Monday, June 14, 2021 11:28:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “With many battles, sacrifices, martyrdom, we have achieved the Telangana State in a parliamentary democratic way. The Telangana state is fulfilling the demands of the Separate Telangana statehood movement one by one. Water for irrigation and drinking, Power, medical and Health, Roads and all other infrastructure facilities are being provided, reaching short-term and long-term aims,”

expressindia Wednesday, June 2, 2021 7:17:00 AM EAT