Congress government has no time for people, says KTR

BRS working president KT Rama Rao launched a scathing attack on the Congress government, accusing it of abandoning governance and betraying promises made to voters. Welcoming former MLA Aroori Ramesh back into the party, KTR urged cadres to treat upcoming municipal elections as a referendum on Congress’s two-year rule.

Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Wednesday came down heavily on the Congress government for abandoning governance and betraying every promise made to voters. He called on BRS workers to gear up for the upcoming municipal elections, turning it into a public trial of the Congress government’s two-year rule.

Welcoming former MLA Aroori Ramesh who rejoined the party at Telangana Bhavan here, Rama Rao said the Revanth Reddy government had neither the time nor the intention to address public issues and had reduced administration to excuses and diversions.

The Congress rode to power on outlandish guarantees only to abandon them after assuming office, leaving citizens disillusioned across all sections, from farmers to youth and employees, he said.

Terming the civic polls a referendum on the Congress’s two-year rule, he urged party cadres to mobilise aggressively and ensure a massive mandate for the BRS. Public anger against both the Congress in the State and the BJP at the Centre was steadily rising due to their failure to deliver meaningful development.

In a sharp swipe at the Chief Minister, the BRS working president accused Revanth Reddy of lacking administrative grip and spending more time criticising the previous BRS regime than governing. He stated that when questioned about unfulfilled promises, the Congress government responded with threats, cases and false narratives, which was a sign of political insecurity.

Rama Rao also ridiculed the Congress government’s handling of State finances, accusing it of inflating debt figures to dodge accountability. Citing data from the Central government, he said the previous BRS government had borrowed around Rs 2.8 lakh crore which was channelled into irrigation, drinking water, education and healthcare infrastructure.

“The Congress government raised a massive Rs 2.8 lakh crore loan in the past two years, without any tangible projects. Show the people even one major project or welfare initiative launched with these funds,” he challenged, demanding transparency in public spending.

The BRS leader termed the return of Aroori Ramesh as evidence of shifting political ground. He said leaders and workers disenchanted with both Congress and BJP were returning to the BRS fold, strengthening the party’s prospects in the upcoming polls.

He wanted the municipal elections to be the first step towards bringing BRS chief and former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao back to power. He asked party ranks to work unitedly and treat every upcoming election as a battle to restore accountable governance under the BRS.

Speaking on the occasion, BRSLP deputy leader T Harish Rao declared that the Congress will not return to power in Telangana and dismissed the BJP as politically irrelevant in the State.

He cited the increasing joinings in the BRS from both parties, as signs of a shifting tide and growing public disenchantment with the two-year-old Congress government. He stated that though there would be more joinings in future, the gates of BRS will be closed soon.

He alleged a collapse in governance, accusing the ruling party of failing farmers, students and weaker sections, while leaving key welfare promises in limbo. He pointed out that fee reimbursement had stalled, uncertainty surrounded Rythu Bandhu payments, and public confidence in government institutions, including hospitals and residential schools, had eroded.

He also accused the Congress of betraying BC communities on 42 per cent reservations and neglecting assurances made to traditional occupational groups.

“Only the return of KCR can restore trust and stability in the State,” he asserted.

Former Ministers Errabelli Dayakar Rao, Satyavathi Rathod, MLAs and MLCs were present.