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Hans India
06-07-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Ramchander Rao ups the ante against Congress and Kharge
Hyderabad: On his very first day as the Bharatiya Janata Party Telangana unit chief, N Ramachander Rao strongly criticized the Congress and its recently held 'Samajika Nyaya Samara Bheri' meeting, which was anchored by AICC chief Mallikarjuna the senior leader of BJP paid tributes at the Telangana Martyrs Memorial. He then led a colourful procession to Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Bhavan, the BJP's state headquarters, where he formally assumed charge in the presence of party leaders and supporters. Addressing the media later, he stated that the Congress had failed to consider the needs of people during its 50 years of governance. "The public, fed up with the corrupt rule of the Congress, has defeated the party three times in a row, demanding a Congress-mukt Bharat. While the BJP works for the people, the Congress works for power and corruption," he observed. Deploring the Congress, he remarked that 'AICC' stands for the 'All India Cheating Committee'. He said that the Congress party in the state had been encountering significant opposition from the public shortly after assuming power—something no other party had experienced so quickly. He predicted that in the upcoming elections to local bodies, people would send a strong message to the Congress. Regarding the Congress's claim that it would win 100 MLA and 15 MP seats in the next Assembly and parliamentary elections respectively, he commented that perhaps the Congress leaders misspoke and actually intended to say that the BJP would achieve these numbers. Ramachandra Rao expressed his confidence that in the coming days, people of Telangana would chant slogans like "Congress- mukt Bharat," emphasizing that the BJP would mount a just fight against the Congress government for deceiving the public. He decried that Telangana, once a prosperous state, had been reduced to a state of begging under the Congress now and BRS earlier. However, he asserted that the BJP would work unitedly to bring the party to power in the state, contesting all positions in the elections to local bodies, from ward members to ZPTCs, and winning the most seats. The state BJP chief stated that the BJP was growing stronger and was certain to come to power in Telangana soon. He said that terms like "secularism" and "socialism" were introduced after the Emergency imposed by the then Congress regime. He claimed that the Congress had intertwined these concepts with religious politics, violating the rights of the people. Ramachandra Rao emphasized that the Modi government was dedicated to serving the poor and marginalized, adding 'Prime Minister Modi comes from a backward class'. More than half of the Chief Ministers in BJP-ruled states belong to Backward Classes. Ramachandra Rao highlighted that the BJP was gaining special support in rural areas. With victories in the last Assembly elections, when they won eight MLA and 8 MP seats, along with 3 seats in the recent MLC elections, the party was showing signs of strengthening, which is reflected in its steadily increasing vote share across the state. The BJP chief accused the Congress government of betraying the Backward Classes, stating that it had no genuine plan for ensuring 42 per cent reservation in elections to local bodies. It had merely made promises to divert attention from the BJP. He pointed out that the BJP supported the BC bill for 42 per cent reservation, and now it would implement its promise. Ramachandra Rao contested claims that the state was facing a shortage of urea and said that under PM Modi, the Centre had allocated 12 lakh metric tonnes of urea to Telangana -- 2 lakh metric tonnes more than what the state requires. He blamed the Congress-led state government for not supplying urea to farmers in time. He dared the Congress to debate the urea supply issue and disclose what they had done with the stocks received. Finally, he pointed out that the Congress government had pledged to provide 2 lakh jobs annually. With 1.3 lakh job vacancies remaining when the BRS government yielded power to the Congress, he questioned why the Congress government had not filled these positions. He reiterated that the Modi government had allocated Rs. 12 lakh crore for the development of Telangana and invited the Congress to debate this allocation.
Time of India
17-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Amid uncertainty over alliance with BJP, JD(S) sets out to strengthen party machinery
Bengaluru: JD(S) has launched a state-wide organisational revival drive as doubts swirl around its alliance with BJP in Karnataka. In a strategic move, JD(S) kicked off an ambitious online membership campaign on Sunday, aiming to enrol 50 lakh new members by Aug 15. As part of the campaign, JD(S) youth wing president Nikhil Kumaraswamy began a state tour on Monday from Tumakuru, focusing first on southern Karnataka districts — considered the Vokkaliga heartland — in a bid to consolidate the party's core support base. The heightened political activity in JD(S) comes amid rising tension within BJP over the future of the alliance. The two parties, which had earlier jointly taken on the Congress-led govt, have recently conducted separate agitations — notably over price rise and the M Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede incident, where they refrained from presenting a united front. While both parties have confirmed they will contest upcoming zilla and taluk panchayat polls separately, a section of BJP functionaries is pushing to sever ties entirely ahead of the next assembly elections. "BJP is strong enough to defeat Congress on its own," said Sakaleshpur legislator S Manjunath, popularly known as Cement Manju. "An alliance with JD(S) could deny us a clear mandate." But JD(S) functionaries insist an alliance is crucial to challenge Congress' dominance in the state. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Why Walgreens Hides This Cheap 87¢ Generic Cialis Health Alliance by Friday Plans Undo Former MLC and party election coordinator KA Tippeswamy said the alliance primarily targets assembly and parliamentary polls and would continue for the next assembly election as well. "Our party brass has decided to leave it to district functionaries to decide on a tie-up for ZP and TP elections," he said. Speaking at the launch of the membership drive, JD(S) state president and Union minister HD Kumaraswamy dismissed rumours of a rift. "The alliance is intact. Vested interests are even spreading canards about my health. Those spreading rumours about the fragility of the alliance or about my health will be proven wrong. We will present a united front to defeat Congress," Kumaraswamy said. Sources indicate BJP's central leadership is in favour of the alliance, given growing concerns about internal cohesion and the party's struggle to consolidate Vokkaliga votes. They point out that while BJP state president BY Vijayendra faces resistance from some factions, a significant section of BJP members, especially from the Vokkaliga community, view the partnership with JD(S) as vital. Former deputy chief minister and senior BJP legislator CN Ashwath Narayan echoed this sentiment, saying, "Our mission is to oust this corrupt and incompetent govt and ensure a Congress-mukt Karnataka. We will do whatever is necessary, and our high command will take a final call on the alliance and election strategy."
Hans India
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
ED working like BJP's election dept, says Baghel
Bhubaneswar: Senior Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday alleged that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is functioning as BJP's 'Election Department', referring to the National Herald case. The ED recently filed a chargesheet against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and others on charges of money laundering in connection with the National Herald case. 'Whenever the Congress raises major issues in the interest of the country and its people — such as caste-based census and reservation according to population — the BJP government starts attacking the Congress with false and unrealistic allegations to defame the party,' Baghel said during a press conference. 'A blatant example of this is the National Herald case. A petition was filed in this matter before the Election Commission in 2012, and the Commission rejected it. Then, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy moved the Enforcement Directorate, which also closed the case in 2015,' Baghel recalled. He claimed that after the then chief of the ED was removed, the Central agency registered a fresh FIR in the same case and subjected senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi to prolonged questioning. 'The ED, which is functioning as the election department of the BJP, filed the chargesheet on the last day of the court's given timeline. We came to know about the chargesheet against Sonia and Rahul through the media. No notice was served to either of them or to any director of the company,' he added. Responding to BJP leaders' claims that the National Herald owns property worth Rs 5,000 crore, Baghel said, 'The Income Tax department has estimated the value to be around Rs 400 crore. This shows the extent of lies being spread by BJP leaders. The property of the National Herald cannot be sold or transferred to any other party.' He further alleged that the BJP has been campaigning for a 'Congress-mukt Bharat,' but has failed to destroy the party despite 'misusing' Central agencies such as the ED, CBI, Income Tax department and even the Election Commission.'The Congress governments, from Nehru to Manmohan Singh, established numerous institutions and assets for the benefit of the people of this country. But now, the BJP government is selling these one after another to a single person, with the entire government machinery working towards that end,' Baghel claimed. Asked about the ongoing Mahanadi water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh, Baghel said, 'Now that there is a triple-engine BJP government in Odisha, Chhattisgarh and at the Centre, they should resolve the matter mutually.'
