Congress rule a disaster, BRS will return to power with over 90 Seats: KTR

For onlineHyderabad: Terming the 30 months of Congress ruling as a disaster, BRS working president KT Rama Rao alleged the Congress came to power through false promises and has failed to implement its guarantees. He accused the govt of deceiving farmers, youth, employees, women, and other sections of society. He criticised the state govt stating that Congress govt has pushed Telangana into decline after a decade of rapid progress under former CM KCR.“Telangana achieved remarkable progress under KCR’s leadership in agriculture, irrigation, drinking water, education, healthcare, welfare, and industrial growth, but alleged that the state has witnessed policy paralysis and governance failures since Congress came to power,” he said.Speaking at the meet-the-press programme, KTR said CM Revanth Reddy govt‘s financial management has collapsed and claimed that recent RBI data exposed Congress’ allegations regarding the previous govt‘s debt. The CAG and other data shows, the BRS govt’s borrowings were only Rs 2.8 lakh crore in nine years. But the Congress leaders spread lies stating the borrowings, Rs 8 lakh to even Rs 10 lakhs and defamed the BRS govt.KTR also accused both the Congress govt and the BJP-led Centre of working in tandem against Telangana’s interests. Describing the Revanth’s govt as a hybrid govt, “Modi-Revanth partnership govt,” he alleged that attempts are being made to weaken the state’s successful free power policy for farmers through the proposed “Rythu power discom” model.Exuding confidence about the party’s future, KTR declared that if elections were held now, BRS would win more than 90 assembly seats. He predicted that Revanth Reddy would face defeat in Kodangal in the next election and challenged the CM to seek fresh public approval through by-elections involving defected legislators.On the rumors, the Centre would invoke section 8 of the AP Reorganization Act, 2014, and make Hyderabad as union territory, the BRS leader said if that happens, the party would take up another agitation. He said the BRS would also launch an agitation if the southern states were meted out injustice and reduction in seats.Reiterating BRS’s commitment to farmers, KTR warned that any move to dilute free electricity would face strong public opposition. He alleged that Revanth Reddy has historically opposed free power for agriculture and is now implementing policies that could ultimately burden farmers. He also criticized the govt’s handling of the Future City project, alleging that it is being used for real-estate interests. He announced that a future BRS govt would review and cancel the project.Referring to BRS President K. Chandrashekar Rao, KTR described him as the party’s “trump card” and asserted that KCR would return to actively lead the fight against what he called Congress misrule.ends/