"Dreaming" about coming to power: BRS MLC K Kavitha lashes out at Congress, BJP
She expressed confidence that her party will return to power in Telangana, as they have stood firmly with marginalised groups. She said that the Congress government in the state has 'utterly failed' while the BJP has 'sabotaged' the MLC membership of a leader belonging to the Yerukula community.
'Today, the Congress Govt has utterly failed in Telangana. In a short span of 18 months, they have failed every section and failed to address everybody. They are hoping to come back to power, which is really something that the people of Telangana are unable to understand. However, at the same time, the BJP has directly affected the MLC membership of Satyanarayana, who belongs to the Yerukula community. When KCR gave him an MLC seat, they sabotaged his nomination and rejected it at the Governor level. This is nothing but political. Therefore, we believe that when you sabotage communities like this, you cannot regain power in Telangana. The BJP is only dreaming that it will come back to power. Congress is also dreaming, but BRS is the only party that stood by these communities, and we are going to come back to power,' Kavitha told ANI.
Earlier, BRS Working President KT Rama Rao (KTR) accepted Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's public challenge to debate on what each government has done for Telangana's farmers. In a sharp rebuttal delivered at Telangana Bhavan, KTR invited Revanth to fix the date, time, and place of the discussion, declaring his readiness to face the debate 'anywhere, anytime.'
KTR took a jibe at the Chief Minister's preparedness, stating, 'Revanth Reddy doesn't even have basic knowledge of agriculture. I am generously giving him 72 hours to prepare. Otherwise, he'll show up and talk about 'basins' and 'okra', making a mockery of himself and the office he holds.'
He said even a bull next to a farmer could explain how agriculture thrived under the leadership of KCR. Accusing Revanth Reddy of acting as a covert ally of Chandrababu Naidu, KTR said Telangana's water resources were being diverted to Andhra Pradesh under the guise of projects like Banakacharla.
'Revanth is looting Telangana's water and funds, all to please his political mentor. This is not public governance, this is covert rule,' he alleged.
Drawing a sharp contrast between the BRS and the Congress administrations, KTR said that while BRS ushered in 'Raithu Rajyam' (Farmer's Rule), the Congress has brought back a version of 'Emergency Rule' reminiscent of Indira Gandhi's regime.
'From punishing farmers to pushing them into endless queues for fertilisers, Congress has only brought suffering,' he added. (ANI)
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