‘Institution Useless’ Telangana CM to Skip PM Modi’s Niti Aayog Meet, Think-tank Calls It ‘Unfortunate
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Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekar Rao will not be attending the Niti Aayog meeting being chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday. The latest in a series of snubs to the prime minister, KCR said he was skipping the 7th governing council meeting of the policy-making body as a “mark of protest” owing to the “discrimination” shown by the central government towards the states and not making them “equal partners” in India’s development journey.
“I will not be a part of the 7th governing council meeting of Niti Aayog which is going to be held in Delhi tomorrow, as a mark of protest,” KCR said, having penned a letter to Prime Minister Modi in which he expressed his “anguish” against the Centre.
The Telangana Chief Minister, who attracted much public criticism for not receiving the PM when he visited Hyderabad recently, further said he had made this decision in light of how there was a trend by the Centre to discriminate against states and not treat them as equal partners in an effort to make India strong and developed. In his letter, he also said due to these issues “I do not find it useful” to attend the Niti Aayog meeting.
