Fulfill 420 promises before contesting elections: KTR dares Revanth Reddy

BRS working president KT Rama Rao challenged Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to fulfil all Congress election promises before seeking votes again. He alleged that the proposed Rythu DISCOM would weaken free power for farmers and criticised the government's development record

Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao challenged Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to publicly announce that he would contest future elections only after implementing the 420 promises and six guarantees made by the Congress party to the people of Telangana. He said the Chief Minister was attempting to mislead people by claiming that he would not contest elections if electricity meters were installed on agricultural pump sets.

“Instead of making such statements, Revanth Reddy should announce that he will not seek votes unless all promises made to the people of Telangana are implemented, including housing under the Indiramma scheme, welfare guarantees and other commitments made during the Assembly elections,” he said while addressing a gathering of BRS leaders from the Secunderabad Cantonment constituency on Sunday.

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On the proposed Rythu DISCOM, the former Minister said it was being created with the sole objective of eventually scrapping the 24-hour free power supply to farmers. He recalled that while in opposition, Revanth Reddy had publicly stated that three hours of electricity was sufficient for farmers and argued that the current proposal was designed to translate that mindset into policy.

“The real intention behind the Farmers’ DISCOM is to dismantle the historic 24-hour free power supply introduced by KCR. The Congress is concealing its anti-farmer agenda while claiming the initiative is meant to benefit farmers,” he said, adding that Revanth Reddy had no concern for farmers and that the proposed DISCOM was a death noose for Telangana’s farmers.

Recalling the power situation before Telangana’s formation, Rama Rao said six decades of Congress rule had left the State plagued by severe shortages, frequent outages and industrial power holidays. He credited former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao with transforming the power sector within six months of assuming office and delivering uninterrupted 24-hour electricity.

“KCR is the first leader in independent India’s history to provide free round-the-clock power to the agricultural sector. But the Congress government is now attempting to erase that legacy,” he remarked. Stating that the Congress had deceived every section of society by failing to implement its electoral promises, he said farmers and citizens should remain vigilant against policies that could adversely affect their interests.

The BRS working president criticised the Congress government for failing to deliver any meaningful development in Hyderabad in the past two-and-a-half years. He reminded the gathering that Ministers, including Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, had promised 6,000 houses in Cantonment during the by-election campaign. “But not a single house has been delivered since then, in Cantonment or anywhere else in Hyderabad,” he added.

Rama Rao listed the BRS government’s achievements, including the construction of major flyovers, underpasses and bridges, 20,000 litres of free drinking water per household, one lakh double-bedroom houses, and distribution of government land to poor families under GO 58 and GO 59. However, he said that after coming to power, the Congress government focused on demolishing houses of the poor under the HYDRAA initiative rather than building new ones.

He also recalled the previous government’s sustained pressure on the Union government for the transfer of defence lands in Cantonment and the construction of elevated corridors towards Karimnagar and Nizamabad. He said the previous BRS government consistently intervened whenever defence authorities abruptly closed roads, ensuring residents’ grievances were addressed.

During the meeting, Rama Rao gave a presentation to party workers on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. He cautioned that any negligence on their part could deprive genuine BRS supporters of their voting rights and eventually affect the party’s prospects. He urged Cantonment constituency leaders and cadre to remain united and continue their fight against the Congress government’s anti-people policies. He remarked that while the Congress had been rejected across much of the country, it had unfortunately returned to power in Telangana.

Former Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav and several senior party leaders also attended the meeting.