Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao has criticised the BJP's slogan of "double-engine" growth - a scenario in which the same party is in power both in the state and centre level. This was a myth, he said.

Comparing the GDP and per capita income numbers of Uttar Pradesh and Telangana, he said that the claim of such a double growth was belied, despite the fact that the BJP kept power in Uttar Pradesh. Rao said in the assembly on Tuesday that Telangana's 'single-engine government' has outperformed Uttar Pradesh's 'double engine government' in various areas.

"Telangana has a per capita income of Rs 2.78 lakh, while Uttar Pradesh has a per capita income of only Rs 71,000. Do you know where Uttar Pradesh ranks in terms of growth rate among states? "The last except one," he added, amid chants of "Shame, disgrace, shame." " He said that between 2017 and 2021, when the BJP controlled both the state and the federal government, Uttar Pradesh's "double engine growth rate" was 25.69%, while Telangana's single-engine growth rate was 55.46%. "This is not a twin-engine aircraft. This is a bad engine "He made a statement.

Rao slammed the BJP government at the Centre, accusing it of suffocating the spirit of federalism and inciting communal strife among the people. He cautioned that community insanity would harm the country by halting progress, investments, industries, and jobs.

Rao stated that all state legislatures should debate and reject the Centre's initiatives aimed at removing state powers. He said, despite the fact that the Constitution describes India as a union of states, the Centre was undermining the federal structure.

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