Hyderabad, March 17 -- Quoting English novelist George Orwell - "In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act" - and invoking poet Kaloji Narayana Rao's "Naa Godava" poem, BRS MLA and former minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Tuesday, March 16, mounted a sweeping and sharp attack on the Congress-led Telangana government, accusing it of dragging a once high-performing economy into decline through "negative thinking, negative policies, and propaganda."

Calls for 'orientation' on state finances

KTR said the ruling party itself needs an "orientation session" on Telangana's finances and debt.

He warned that branding the state as bankrupt for political propaganda harms Telangana's image, noting that central financial institutions...