Overview
- In a letter dated January 19 to Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh, the BRS leader demanded the Sircilla mega cluster be announced in the forthcoming Union Budget.
- He alleges deliberate delay by the BJP-led Union government and calls the hold-up a political vendetta against Telangana’s weaving community.
- Rama Rao cites over 30,000 power looms in Sircilla and says thousands of families depend on the sector for their livelihood.
- He asserts that central teams affirmed eligibility under the Comprehensive Powerloom Cluster Development Scheme and that the state completed land, utilities, clearances, and incentives.
- He criticizes sanctions granted to smaller clusters in other states, warns the delay is worsening distress for weavers, and faults Telangana’s BJP MPs and Union Ministers for inaction.