Hyderabad: In a tweet that has sparked a recent political debate, Telangana former IT Minister and BRS chief Okay.T. Rama Rao (KTR) criticized the state’s decline within the Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) rankings, attributing it to the inefficiency of the Congress-led authorities underneath Chief Minister Revanth Reddy. KTR highlighted Telangana’s earlier top-tier efficiency throughout the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) regime, expressing disappointment that the state had now didn’t safe a spot within the newest EoDB reformers’ rankings.

However, the actual fact is that the rankings KTR referred to are primarily based on the Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP) for 2022, when the BRS was in energy, resulting in allegations that his tweet was deceptive. Observers argue that blaming the present Congress administration for the rankings ignores the timeline of the reforms on which the report was primarily based. The problem has turn into a degree of competition as political leaders from each side proceed to commerce barbs over the state’s financial efficiency and governance.

“It is unfortunate that Telangana, which consistently secured the top spot in the EoDB rankings during the BRS rule, has not even found a place on the list in the EoDB reformers’ rankings now,” KTR tweeted, accusing the Congress authorities of tarnishing the state’s model picture and enterprise local weather. “The Congress government should hang its head in shame that a top-performing state like Telangana is now a worst performer.”

The newest Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) reformers’ rankings mirror the misrule of the Revanth authorities in Telangana.It is unlucky that Telangana, which persistently secured the highest spot within the EoDB rankings throughout the BRS rule, has not even discovered a spot on the record in… pic.twitter.com/4O1DU3iT19— KTR (@KTRBRS) September 7, 2024

KTR additional accused the Revanth Reddy administration of prioritizing “shady ventures and shell companies of cronies” over efficient governance, contributing to Telangana’s decline within the nationwide enterprise setting.

The debate over the EoDB rankings is anticipated to accentuate within the coming days, with each events trying to capitalize on the problem to sway public opinion.