Hyderabad: IT and industries minister D. Sridhar Babu accused the Centre of discrimination towards Telangana in the allocation of a major semiconductor project, despite the state’s full preparedness to host it.In a media statement on Wednesday, the minister said the Telangana government has undertaken every step a proactive state should such as allotment of 10 acres of prime land at Maheshwaram, approval of all subsidies and completion of all clearances in record time for the establishment of a world-class advanced system and packaging facility. “The investor is ready and the project awaits only the India semiconductor mission’s final approval,” he noted. “Despite this, the Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved a similar project in Andhra Pradesh, where not even a single acre of land has been allotted and preparatory work remains incomplete,” Sridhar Babu alleged. The contrast, he said, was “stark” — Telangana’s proposal is backed by ready-to-use land, sanctioned subsidies, investor commitments and a detailed implementation plan, while Andhra Pradesh’s proposal exists “only on paper.” Sridhar Babu urged Union minister G. Kishan Reddy to take up the issue with the Central government and ensure Telangana’s rightful claim was secured. He also questioned the role of other BJP MPs from Telangana, asking what they were doing to protect the state’s interests. He cautioned that continued inaction would raise serious questions about their commitment to the people of Telangana. Terming the Union Cabinet’s decision “blatant step-motherly treatment” towards Telangana, Sridhar Babu said bypassing a prepared state in favour of an incomplete proposal “defies logic, undermines fairness and sends a damaging message to global investors about the Centre’s priorities.” He warned that such politically motivated decisions insult Telangana’s preparedness and weaken the country’s investment climate. “We will not accept being denied our rightful place in the nation’s semiconductor growth story,” he said, demanding that the Centre reconsider its decision and take a fair, merit-based approach.
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