KTR tears into Congress for forcing senior IAS officer to take VRS

BRS working president KT Rama Rao accused the Revanth Reddy government of harassing bureaucrats, forcing senior IAS officer S.A.M. Rizvi into voluntary retirement amid political pressure over a Rs 500-crore tender, calling the administration mafia-style and warning officials against collusion.

Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao unleashed a blistering attack on the Revanth Reddy government, stating that it was harassing bureaucrats, even forcing to seek voluntary retirement from service (VRS). He blamed Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and Excise Minister Jupally Krishna Rao for forcing senior IAS officer Syed Ali Murtaza Rizvi to opt for VRS.

He said even senior IAS and IPS officers were fleeing the system, forced to take voluntary retirement to escape the mafia-style governance being run by a Cabinet that behaves like a Dandupalyam gang.

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“Fear has gripped even the most upright officials. They are saying they want nothing to do with the Congress’ corrupt affairs. This Dandupalyam gang of Ministers, under Revanth Reddy’s leadership, has made honest governance impossible,” he said at a press meet in Hyderabad.

Citing the case of senior IAS officer Rizvi, who recently sought VRS despite a decade of service left, Rama Rao said the officer was hounded out of the system.

“Rizvi is known for his integrity and honesty. But unable to withstand the political pressure in a Rs 500-crore tender fight between the Chief Minister’s son-in-law and Minister Jupally Krishna Rao’s son, he was forced to quit,” Rama Rao alleged.

He said the Congress had stooped so low that instead of accepting Rizvi’s resignation gracefully, Minister Jupally wrote to the Centre demanding it be rejected and that an inquiry be initiated against him. “This shows the rot in the system. The Congress government has crossed every line of decency and morality,” he said, warning bureaucrats not to become partners in the loot and anarchy of the Congress government.

“Officials must remember that those who once partnered with corrupt Congress regimes ended up in jail. Stay away from this Congress mafia,” he cautioned.