Hyderabad: In a scathing assault on the ruling Congress authorities, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president and former minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Monday, October 27, mentioned that the grand previous occasion is working a “joint” authorities with the Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP).
Addressing a gathering with BRS minority leaders in Shamshabad, KTR criticised the Congress authorities for “deceiving minorities, failing to fulfil its guarantees, and aligning with the BJP”. He acknowledged that beneath the earlier BRS authorities, ex-chief minister Ok Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) had launched the Shaadi Mubarak scheme in Telangana, offering Rs 1 lakh monetary help for poor brides.
KTR mentioned that Congress claimed it might supply extra however that it failed to take action. “KCR elevated the variety of medical faculties from 4 to thirty-four and launched ₹20 lakh scholarships for greater schooling overseas. We achieved so much in ten years. No chief minister in India has carried out as a lot for minorities as KCR,” he mentioned.
KCR’s assembly comes simply days earlier than the upcoming excessive stakes November 11 Jubilee Hills by election, whereby Muslim voters are believed to be an important think about deciding the winner. Congress candidate Naveen Yadav will tackle BRS nominee Maganti Sunitha, spouse of the late BRS Jubilee Hills MLA Maganti Gopinath who handed away earlier this 12 months.
At Monday’s assembly, KTR acknowledged that KCR’s management in Telangana, the earlier authorities spent Rs 5,000 per individual for his or her welfare and claimed it was the best amongst all states. “KCR spent probably the most for minority welfare. Even Asaduddin Owaisi acknowledged this in different states, however not right here,” KTR remarked apparently. His remark comes at a time when the Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen has shifted loyalties in direction of the Congress after it got here to energy in 2023.
The BRS chief additionally recalled that after the 2018 Telangana state elections, KCR made Mahmood Ali the deputy CM, giving “correct illustration” to minorities. “However on this Congress authorities, there isn’t a single minority MLA or MLC. Even leaders like Shabbir Ali and Azharuddin have disappeared. They sidelined Azharuddin after promising him an MLC seat. In cricket, Azhar used to hit lower photographs — right here, Revanth Reddy has lower Azharuddin himself,” he acknowledged.
Nonetheless, it could be recalled that Azharuddin has now been nominated as an MLC by the present Congress authorities in Telangana. He had unsuccessfully contested as a candidate for the Jubilee Hills Meeting seat within the 2023 elections.
