‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ not enough, Rahul Gandhi must face Telangana youth: KTR

BRS working president KT Rama Rao launched a sharp attack on Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, accusing them of deceiving unemployed youth and failing to deliver on electoral promises. Addressing a Students and Youth conference in Karimnagar, he challenged Rahul Gandhi to visit Telangana and listen to students’ grievances, warning that the Congress government must answer for unfulfilled assurances.

Karimnagar: BRS working president KT Rama Rao launched a scathing attack on Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of deceiving unemployed youth and challenging him to visit Telangana to witness the hardships faced by students. Rama Rao accused Rahul Gandhi and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of betraying youth and students by failing to fulfil their electoral promises.

“Rahul Gandhi is changing colours from one State to another. You are talking about ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ across India. I demand you come to Telangana and listen to students’ problems. You will hear the real Goonj here,” Rama Rao said at a Students and Youth conference here on Saturday.

Questioning Rahul Gandhi over his promise to provide two lakh jobs every year in Telangana, Rama Rao alleged that Congress leaders disappeared after securing votes. “If you do not come, we will come to Delhi,” he warned. 

Referring to youth protests in Delhi, the BRS working president said the Centre had faced tough times. “The youth, who made even Prime Minister Narendra Modi tremble, have nothing to fear from this Revanth Reddy,” he said.

Rama Rao questioned the Congress government over the status of the job calendar, Youth Commission, unemployment allowance, youth loans, fee reimbursement and reservations for local youth in private-sector employment. “Revanth Reddy should stop making excuses and face the youth and the BRS in the Assembly with answers on every unfulfilled promise,” he demanded.

Hits back at Congress, demands Revanth Reddy’s resignation

He also countered the Congress’ demand for BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao’s resignation. The Congress had promised to implement its six guarantees within 100 days of coming to power, but 1,000 days had passed without fulfilling the assurances, he said. Similarly, the Congress had made 24 promises to youngsters under its Youth Declaration, but not a single one had been fulfilled even after 1,000 days, Rama Rao claimed.

Rama Rao asked the gathering who should resign, the Chief Minister or BRS chief K Chandrashekhar Rao. “Should KCR, who achieved separate Telangana, resign?” he asked. The gathering responded that Revanth Reddy should resign. He then asked whether the Chief Minister, who had promised to fulfil the assurances within 100 days but had deceived the youth, should resign. The gathering again responded in the affirmative.

Rama Rao recalled that the Congress had demanded the BRS president’s resignation in 2006 as well. After he resigned from the Karimnagar Lok Sabha seat, the Congress was defeated badly, he said. “Now, Revanth Reddy is trying to lock horns with KCR. He should bear in mind that he too will meet the same fate as the Congress in 2006,” Rama Rao warned.

Slamming the Congress’ demand as illogical, Rama Rao said its leaders should resign 420 times for failing to fulfil 420 promises. Referring to the Chief Minister’s decision to drop Forest Minister Konda Surekha from the Cabinet, Rama Rao said people would dethrone the Congress government in the next elections.

“The Congress came to power with impractical guarantees and by misleading the youth. Did it offer two lakh jobs in a year, scooters to college-going girls or a monthly honorarium of Rs.4,000?” he asked. The youth responded in the negative.

Rama Rao also criticised Revanth Reddy for his remarks that many engineering students were unable even to file job applications. He said students were instead questioning whether the Chief Minister had the skill to fill his election affidavit.

Rama Rao claimed that Telangana had excelled in several sectors during the 10 years of BRS rule, while the State had witnessed “destruction” since the Congress came to power in 2023. “Corruption and irregularities are plaguing governance. Ministers are fighting with each other to loot the State. Bakasura Brothers are amassing wealth and encroaching lands,” Rama Rao added.