KCR confident of BRS returning to power in Telangana, calls for renewed agitation to save State
Calls for renewed movement to safeguard State, says Congress dragging Telangana into crisis
Hyderabad: BRS president and Leader of Opposition K Chandrashekhar Rao exuded confidence that his party would return to power with 100 per cent certainty whenever elections are held in Telangana. He charged the Congress with dragging Telangana into a crisis and vowed to strengthen the BRS from the grassroots, reigniting the spirit of the Telangana movement.
“Bye-elections are inevitable in 10 Assembly constituencies where BRS MLAs defected to the Congress. The Supreme Court will not tolerate the Congress government’s actions in this regard. People have realised the true colours of the Congress and are eagerly waiting to elect the BRS whenever elections are held,” he declared.
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Addressing a crucial extended executive body meeting of the party at Telangana Bhavan on Wednesday, Chandrashekhar Rao found fault with Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s remarks against civil servants, stating that the Chief Minister was trying to cover up his inefficiency to rule the State by blaming his Ministers and IAS and IPS officers.
“Over the last 14 months, we have witnessed deaths of numerous farmers, students, weavers, auto-rickshaw drivers and others due to inept governance. Hospitals and Gurukuls are in dire conditions, people are struggling due to shortage of water and power supply, and farmers are not receiving support. What good is this government for?” he asked.
The BRS supremo asked the party cadre to gear up for another people’s movement in a battle for Telangana’s survival. He cautioned that the State was slipping back into the dark days of the past due to the Congress’ incompetence.
“Only the BRS understands the struggles of the people and is capable of safeguarding Telangana’s interests,” he noted, pledging to focus on strengthening the party from the grassroots level and called on the party cadre for a renewed movement to safeguard Telangana.
Chandrashekhar Rao also announced a year-long celebration of BRS’ silver jubilee, marking the commencement of the 25th year of the party’s inception. As part of the restructuring, he tasked senior leader T Harish Rao with spearheading a membership drive from April 10-27, aiming to consolidate the BRS at every level. The party plenary and a massive public meeting to commemorate the Silver Jubilee will be held on April 27. Sub-committees will also be formed to strengthen affiliated wings, including student and women’s groups, which will be overseen by Harish Rao and other senior leaders.
He instructed the cadre to expand BRS’ organisational strength from the village to State level. He wanted them to launch massive awareness campaigns on the Congress’ failures in governance and to strengthen people’s movements on water rights, power supply and welfare issues. The party will organise training programmes for the party cadre as well as its affiliated organisations’ members, including students, workers and social media warriors.
The BRS chief also spoke about the recent defections, stating that some MLAs had left the party due to negative propaganda following the Lok Sabha election setback. However, he dismissed the idea that BRS was finished, stating that the party was born out of struggle for Telangana statehood and would never die with electoral defeats.
“We fought for Telangana’s statehood so our people could breathe the air of freedom. Now, we must fight again to protect it from those who want to enslave it once more,” he said, rallying together party workers to prepare for a strong electoral comeback.
