BRS hits back at CM’s comments on KCR, say no Telangana history without KCR

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Wednesday came out with all guns blazing on Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for his remarks on former Chief Minister and BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao, reminding him that there was no history of Telangana without Chandrashekhar Rao.

Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Wednesday came out with all guns blazing on Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for his remarks on former Chief Minister and BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao, reminding him that there was no history of Telangana without Chandrashekhar Rao.

Leading the BRS response from the front, party working president KT Rama Rao countered Revanth Reddy’s claims to erase the name of Chandrashekhar Rao from Telangana’s history, reminding the Chief Minister of Chandrashekhar Rao’s pivotal role in the Telangana Statehood movement, contrasting it with Revanth Reddy’s own political past.

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“When you were still carrying footwear, he breathed life into the Telangana Statehood movement,” Rama Rao said, stating that Revanth Reddy was driven by ambition, while Chandrashekhar Rao sacrificed positions for the greater cause.

“He risked his life when you raised a gun on the agitators. While you carried money bags, plotting to destroy what we achieved, he was securing Telangana’s future,” he added.

Rama Rao went on to take a dig at Revanth Reddy and referring him as “Chitti Naidu”, he asked: “Will you wipe out KCR’s name? KCR is the history of Telangana.”

Former Minister and senior MLA P Sabitha Indra Reddy reminded Revanth Reddy that he was sitting in the Dr BR Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat and he recently held meeting with employees unions at Police Command and Control Centre – both constructed by the Chandrashekhar Rao government. Chandrashekhar Rao’s imprint was everywhere, whether it was the drinking water supplied through Mission Bhagiratha, uninterrupted power supply for farmers, the Kaleshwaram project, water bodies revived under Mission Kakatiya, residential welfare educational institutions or the district hospitals and government medical colleges, all of which were initiatives of the BRS president.

“District Collectorates, Dr BR Ambedkar statue, Telangana Amara Jyothi memorial, and initiatives like Rythu Bandhu, Rythu Bima and numerous other schemes, have already etched the name ‘KCR’ in the history of Telangana. None can erase them ever,” she said.

Former Minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy also ridiculed the claims of Revanth Reddy to finish Chandrashekhar Rao’s legacy in Telangana. He pointed out that from achieving the State of Telangana to putting it on the development track and securing top spot for the State on all fronts, Chandrashekhar Rao had left an indelible mark at every corner of Telangana.

“You are a speckle compared to the mountain called KCR. You can only dream to end him, KT Rama Rao or Harish Rao, but will never succeed as the people of Telangana are ready to bury your political career for good,” he asserted.

BRS leader Dasoju Sravan also rebuked Revanth Reddy’s claims, stating that he would never succeed in his conspiracies, but would surely bury the Congress party in Telangana just as he had ended TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu’s presence in the State by getting caught in the cash for vote case. Revanth Reddy was speaking like a criminal rather than a leader.

“KCR is the soul of Telangana and there is no Telangana without mentioning him. Just like Prime Minister Narendra Modi is insulting Jawaharlal Nehru, Revanth Reddy is insulting the BRS chief,” he said, adding that Revanth Reddy was indulging in such rhetoric to cover his incompetence to head the State.