Congress kidnapping BRS candidates out of fear, says Harish Rao

Former Telangana Minister T Harish Rao has accused the ruling Congress party of abducting BRS candidates ahead of municipal elections, citing fear of defeat due to growing public anger.

Medak: Former Minister T Harish Rao on Wednesday said the Congress party was kidnapping BRS candidates in the municipal elections, alleging that the ruling party had resorted to such tactics out of fear of defeat as public anger against the government continued to grow.

Addressing an election campaign meeting in Medak on Wednesday evening, Rao said voters across Telangana had turned anti-incumbent as the Congress government failed to fulfil the promises it made during the elections. He asserted that the BRS would return to power within two years and that K Chandrashekhar Rao would once again assume office as Chief Minister.

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Rao warned that those who were harassing BRS cadres and leaders after the Congress came to power would be taught a lesson in due course. Recalling the sacrifices made by K Chandrashekhar Rao for the cause of Telangana, he said Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy was never a match for him, pointing out that while Chandrashekhar Rao resigned from his post multiple times for the Telangana movement, Revanth Reddy had refused to resign even once.

Highlighting the development achieved during the BRS regime, the former minister recalled that Medak received a railway station, a collectorate, an SP office and several other facilities under the party’s rule, which he said reflected the government’s commitment for regional development.

Referring to the recent Union Budget presented in Parliament, Rao alleged that BJP leaders failed to secure anything substantial for Telangana despite the party having eight MPs and an equal number of MLAs in the State. While Telangana received a raw deal in the Budget, he said, the Centre sanctioned multiple projects to the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.