Hyderabad, Oct. 21 -- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA T Harish Rao on Tuesday, October 21 accused the Telangana government of neglecting Basti Dawakhanas in the state.

Rao visited the Basti Dawakhana in Old Lingampally and interacted with the medical staff and patients there. Some of the staff members stated that they haven't received salaries. Following the visit, the former Telangana health minister addressed the media.

"The government has increased the fee for liquor shop license from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 3 lakh. They have extended the application deadline by a week since not enough applications were received," Rao said.

He added that the Congress government is only interested in collecting revenue from wine shops. "Why has the governme...