Revanth Reddy threatening Jubilee Hills voters, says BRS

Former MLA Balka Suman accused CM Revanth Reddy of intimidating voters in the Jubilee Hills bypoll and unleashing State-sponsored threats. BRS minority leaders also alleged Congress betrayed Muslim voters and failed to deliver on community welfare promises.

Hyderabad: Former MLA Balka Suman charged Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy with intimidating voters ahead of the Jubilee Hills by-election, calling his remarks a new low in the State politics. He said no Chief Minister in the country’s history had ever resorted to threats during a poll campaign.

Addressing a press meet at Telangana Bhavan, Suman stated that the fear of defeat was visible in Revanth Reddy’s statements and his impatience could be sensed from his personal attacks on BRS working president KT Rama Rao. He accused the Congress government with unleashing a State-sponsored intimidation, citing attacks on the BRS activists in Jubilee Hills constituency.

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He said Congress candidate Naveen Yadav and his associates were threatening BRS supporters and questioned how a person with a criminal background was allowed to serve as Naveen Yadav’s chief election agent.

Meanwhile, BRS minority leaders accused the Congress of betraying Muslim voters. BRS leader Mukheeb Chanda said Muslims had lost faith in Revanth Reddy’s leadership, considering his proximity to the BJP and failure to deliver on promises such as the construction of a graveyard in Borabanda.

“Revanth Reddy repeatedly backtracked from promises made to the minorities especially burial grounds for Muslims. Mohammed Azharuddin was given a Cabinet berth, only as a poll tactic,” he added.