Congress rule has become ‘Mafia Raj’: KTR

BRS working president KT Rama Rao accused the Congress government of failing to fulfil its promises and claimed public dissatisfaction was growing across Telangana. He urged party workers to strengthen grassroots activities and prepare for upcoming electoral contests in the State.

Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao criticised the Congress government for delivering a “Mafia Raj” in Telangana rather than the promised Praja Palana (people’s governance) over the past two-and-a-half years. He stated that public dissatisfaction with the Congress had reached unprecedented levels and asserted that the BRS was poised for a political comeback whenever elections were held.

Addressing a meeting of party activists in Malkajgiri on Friday, Rama Rao called upon party workers to emerge as the heroes of the next electoral battle in the State. “People of Telangana, including those in Hyderabad and Malkajgiri, are once again looking towards the BRS. The party would regain ground in urban local bodies, including Malkajgiri and Cyberabad municipalities,” he declared.

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Contrasting the Congress government’s performance with the decade-long BRS tenure under former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, the BRS working president said the previous administration had simultaneously delivered development and welfare. He listed various initiatives of the BRS government, including uninterrupted power supply, Mission Bhagiratha, Mission Kakatiya, welfare pensions, Kalyana Lakshmi assistance and double-bedroom housing, among others.

He recalled power shortages and drinking water crises in Telangana before the formation of the State and said a complete transformation had taken place in the years that followed, with the BRS investing heavily in power and drinking water infrastructure to ensure round-the-clock supply across Telangana.

Targeting Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, Rama Rao accused the Congress of securing power through impractical promises and failing to honour them on Rythu Bharosa farm assistance, pensions, women’s welfare and other guarantees even after 30 months in office. Instead, he alleged that the Congress had pushed the State into an economic abyss.

“While the BRS borrowed to build long-term public assets, the Congress accumulated comparable debt without producing equivalent infrastructure or welfare outcomes,” he said. He questioned how the current borrowings had been utilised and accused the government of neglecting farmers, students and women.

The BRS working president said the first half of the Congress rule had proved to be an utter flop and that every citizen of Hyderabad was awaiting an opportunity to vote it out of power. “To cover up his shortcomings and the government’s failures, Revanth Reddy is resorting to personal abuse against those who question him,” he added.

He also sought to boost the morale of party workers, urging them not to be intimidated by the “rowdy politics” in Malkajgiri. Without naming anyone, he said some leaders were projecting themselves as strongmen and warned that BRS workers need not fear such tactics. He assured cadres of the party’s support in the event of legal or political pressure.

The former Minister alleged that farmers were facing growing uncertainty over crop procurement and agricultural support. He pointed out that several welfare programmes introduced during the BRS regime had either been diluted or discontinued under the Congress.

Turning to BRS activities, Rama Rao urged party workers to remain vigilant during the upcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, warning that eligible voters should not be removed. He directed booth-level agents to monitor the process closely and ensure the enrolment of new voters.

He also spoke about the party’s digital membership drive, with a dedicated mobile application set to be rolled out shortly to facilitate large-scale enrolment. Workers were urged to conduct door-to-door campaigns and strengthen the party at the grassroots level. Assuring support to cadres facing legal or political pressure, he said the BRS leadership would stand firmly behind its workers and called for a united struggle against what he described as the Congress government’s anti-people policies.