Hyderabad, Aug. 13 -- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) state general secretary Dr. RS Praveen Kumar has accused the Telangana government of enabling a Rs 600-crore scam in the supply of eggs to students.

Addressing the media at Telangana Bhavan on Tuesday, August 12, Dr. Praveen Kumar said the Congress-led state government had hiked the price of eggs supplied to students in Gurukuls and other schools from Rs 5.50 to Rs 7.

He alleged that through Government Order No. 17, contracts would now be awarded only to suppliers with an annual turnover of Rs 3 crore, effectively sidelining nearly 20,000 small and poor contractors.

Dr. Praveen Kumar claimed that the move was designed to benefit business groups linked to certain Congress leaders. He wa...