Harish Rao hits out Revanth Reddy over abusive language, government’s failures
BRS Legislative Party deputy leader T Harish Rao criticised Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for using abusive language to divert attention from governance failures. He accused the Congress government of weakening welfare schemes and questioned the outcomes of the Chief Minister’s foreign visits.
Hyderabad: BRS Legislative Party (BRSLP) deputy leader T Harish Rao on Thursday launched a broadside at Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for lowering the standards of politics with his abusive remarks. Stating that the Chief Minister’s recent remarks after his US tour had shocked civilised society and tarnished Telangana’s cultural dignity, he said Revanth Reddy was resorting to abusive language to deflect attention from the government’s failures over the past two years.
Addressing a press conference here, he questioned the Chief Minister’s frustration over people fondly referring to BRS president and former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao as the ‘Father of Telangana’. He said the BRS chief had not only realised the dream of a separate State of Telangana, but also transformed it with several initiatives during the 10-year BRS rule.
“Unable to make any impactful contribution to Telangana, either during the statehood movement or after becoming the Chief Minister, Revanth Reddy is attempting to degrade the monumental role of KCR. Instead of upholding values in public life, this Chief Minister is indulging in language that lowers the prestige of Telangana,” he said, urging intellectuals and civil society to speak out and condemn the remarks that demean the Telangana Statehood movement.
The BRS leader ridiculed Revanth Reddy’s claims of transforming the agriculture sector and said the Congress government had instead diluted or delayed key farmer welfare measures, including loan waivers, Rythu Bharosa payments and bonuses for fine paddy varieties. Power supply to farmers had been restricted to 12 hours, he said, adding that the government was neglecting issues such as fee reimbursement, unemployment and pending dues to retired employees.
Turning to irrigation, Harish Rao recalled the BRS record on the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) and other projects, stating that around 11.5 km of tunnel excavation, apart from the completion of Pendlipaka and Dindi reservoir works, was executed during the previous regime. He alleged that the current Congress government did not excavate even 100 m of tunnel, which later collapsed, leading to the death of eight workers.
He blamed the Congress for past lapses in Nalgonda district, including the fluoride crisis, and credited Chandrashekhar Rao with providing safe drinking water and modernising irrigation infrastructure.
The former Minister questioned the alleged understanding between Revanth Reddy and the BJP, claiming they were safeguarding each other’s interests. He said that despite serious allegations and complaints by the BRS against the Chief Minister, the BJP-led Centre did not initiate any action related to the ‘RR’ Tax, Income Tax and ED raids on the properties of Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and others. He also cited the Revanth Reddy government welcoming the Adani Group’s operations in Telangana, despite Congress leader Rahul Gandhi opposing the same.
He further questioned the outcomes of the Chief Minister’s foreign visits, asking how much investment and how many jobs had actually materialised. He warned that attempts to divert attention from governance and focus on personal attacks would not go unnoticed by the electorate.
