Minister for Finance and Health T. Harish Rao criticized Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, accusing her of hindering the development of Telangana. In a conversation with the media on Thursday, Harish Rao stated that the Governor had kept nine bills pending for seven months, and some of them were only returned after the state government approached the Supreme Court. Harish Rao questioned what the Governor had achieved by rejecting these bills, other than halting the state's progress. He also pointed out that the Governor had given consent to the Private Universities Bill about two years ago and wondered what had changed since then. The Minister found fault with the Governor's comments at a G-20 meeting, where she allegedly stated that it was highly impossible to meet Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao and that one could meet even the Prime Minister. Harish Rao argued that the Governor should have spoken about Telangana's development in Information Technology and Medical Services instead of lowering the
