Telangana HC Notices State Govt on MLA Funds:
The Telangana High Court has issued a notice to the Telangana state government, inquiring about the delay in releasing funds from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) for the development of the Mulugu constituency. This delay has persisted despite the funds being officially sanctioned on paper. Dr. Justice Chillakur Sumalatha took action in response to a complaint filed by Danasari Anasuya Seetakka, a Congress MLA representing Mulugu.
She asserted that the state government had not approved the funds designated for the development of her constituency, alleging that her pleas were being disregarded due to her affiliation with the Congress party and her past association with Maoists. The court has directed notices to be sent to various government officials, including the chief secretary, principal secretaries of planning, finance, roads and buildings, tribal welfare, women and child welfare departments, as well as the district collector of Mulugu district. They have been given a ten-day deadline to respond.
The petitioner’s legal representatives, Senior Counsel Sripada Prabhakar and Naguluri Krishna Kumar Goud emphasized that the CDF funds allocated to the Mulugu constituency would expire as the MLA’s term ends in January. Despite the state government increasing CDF allocations for each constituency, the Mulugu constituency received only a meager budget, resulting in a lack of developmental projects for the district’s residents.
Harender Pershad, the government’s special counsel, requested a two-week extension to submit a counter affidavit. However, the judge disagreed and scheduled further proceedings for October 9. Additionally, Prabhakar informed the court about a similar pending writ petition filed by M. Raghundandan Rao, a BJP MLA, which raises concerns about the approval of developmental projects by the collector, but the Minister for Tribal Welfare, Women and Child Welfare has not granted approval for any developmental projects in the constituency, according to the petitioner’s claims.
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