KTR targets Congress for abandoning election manifesto

BRS working president KT Rama Rao accused the Congress government of abandoning its manifesto and betraying voters. He welcomed BJP leader Vijay Bhaskar Reddy and his followers into BRS, criticised Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar, and urged voters to unite against Congress in municipal polls.

Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao targeted the Congress government for abandoning its election manifesto and deceiving every section of society within two years of coming to power. He said the Congress came to power by making atrocious promises only to sideline public welfare and governance.

He was addressing the party leaders after BJP leader and former Chevella MPP Vijay Bhaskar Reddy joined the BRS along with his followers at Telangana Bhavan on Monday. Former Minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy led the induction programme, with Rama Rao welcoming the new entrants by draping them with the party scarf.

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Speaking on the occasion, Rama Rao said farmers, women, students, the elderly and government employees were all facing hardship under the Congress regime, in contrast to stability during the previous BRS government. He reminded that the party had warned voters about the Congress false promises before the elections.

The BRS working president also criticised Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar, likening him to Dhritarashtra for allegedly ignoring political realities. He accused the Speaker of failing to acknowledge that Chevella MLA Kale Yadaiah had defected to the Congress and continuing to treat him as a BRS member. He demanded that the Congress initiate action against Yadaiah if it dared to face bye-elections.

Calling for a united fight in the upcoming municipal polls, he urged voters to teach the Congress a lesson, as continued support for the party would only result in continued betrayal. He asserted that only with the return of K Chandrashekhar Rao as the Chief Minister, the State would progress.