Raja Singh accuses senior BJP leaders of weakening party in Telangana

Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh has accused senior BJP leaders of deliberately weakening the party in Telangana following its poor performance in the Jubilee Hills by-election. Alleging booth capturing and money distribution by the Congress, Singh criticised the state leadership for failing to counter such tactics.

Hyderabad: Expressing concern over the BJP’s dismal performance in the Jubilee Hills by-election, Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh alleged that a few senior leaders had orchestrated plans to weaken the party in Telangana for their personal gains.

He charged that the Congress won the bypoll through booth capturing, distribution of money and other methods, while the local BJP leadership lacked the will and commitment to counter such tactics. He made the remarks in a video statement released on Friday.

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Raja Singh resigned from the BJP in July this year, protesting the appointment of N Ramchander Rao as the State president. He had earlier alleged that the hard work and sacrifices of loyal party workers were being ignored by certain senior leaders.

Reiterating his criticism of the State leadership, the Goshamahal MLA questioned who should be held accountable for the party’s poor showing in the by-election. He said this failure was not confined to Jubilee Hills, adding that the lack of preparedness ahead of the upcoming local body and GHMC elections was demoralising dedicated workers.

Calling the BJP still “his party”, he said many MLAs and MPs were complaining that they lacked freedom in their constituencies to appoint leaders to mandal and district-level posts.
He appealed to Union Ministers G Kishan Reddy and Bandi Sanjay, and Rajya Sabha MP K Laxman, to step in and save the party in Telangana.