Revanth Reddy will be remembered as leader who deceived people: KTR
BRS working president KT Rama Rao accused Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of deceiving people and alleged a land scam in the name of Pharma City. He also criticised the Congress government over municipal politics and urban development plans.
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao said that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy would be remembered in Telangana’s history as a leader, who deceived all sections of society. He asserted that the people of Telangana would eventually reject both Revanth Reddy and the Congress party.
Referring to recent municipal elections, the BRS working president said that despite nearly two months of alleged irregularities and misuse of power, the BRS secured victories in Ibrahimpatnam and Kyatanpally municipalities.
“Even after BRS won a majority of councillor seats, the Congress party resorted to unethical practices to capture chairman posts, but ultimately justice prevailed,” Rama Rao alleged.
The BRS working president made these remarks while attending a BRS workers’ meeting in Ibrahimpatnam on Saturday. He felicitated newly elected Chairpersons, councillors, and Sarpanches.
He specially appreciated Prashanth Reddy, son of senior leader Manchireddy Kishan Reddy, for standing firm against alleged harassment by the ruling party and emerging victorious.
Launching a sharp attack on the Congress government, Rama Rao accused Revanth Reddy of running a “land scam” in the name of Pharma City. He said that before elections, Congress leaders had promised to return the 14,000 acres of land acquired for Pharma City to farmers, but were now misleading them with the concept of a “Fourth City” or “Future City.”
“While the government claims in court that Pharma City exists, it simultaneously proposes a new project on the same land outside,” Rama Rao charged.
He recalled that Bhatti Vikramarka, Seethakka, and Komatireddy Venkat Reddy had assured farmers during their padyatras that lands would be returned, if Congress came to power.
However, instead of fulfilling that promise, the government was now planning to acquire an additional 16,000 acres, calling it a “Bharat Future City,”. This was a “drama” aimed at benefiting the Chief Minister’s family members and associates, he charged.
The BRS working president further criticised the Congress government for failing to manage existing urban issues. Basic civic problems remain unresolved while grand promises of future cities were being made, he said.
Rama Rao questioned the logic behind relocating the proposed fruit market from Koheda, where 178 acres were allocated earlier, to remote areas near Rachakonda hills or beyond Ramoji Film City. This was an illogical move intended to monetise land, he charged.
“The Congress government has expanded the prohibited land list from 16 lakh acres to nearly one crore acres, using it as a tool for “blackmail politics” Rama Rao alleged. Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and officials were pressuring Collectors and facilitating illegal land settlements, he accused.
He thanked party leaders and councilors, who withstood pressure, false cases, and intimidation to secure the municipal leadership for BRS. “The difficult phase for the party is over and that better days are ahead for the State,” Rama Rao said.
The meeting was attended by senior leaders including Ranga Reddy district president Manchireddy Kishan Reddy, former Minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy, MLA Sudheer Reddy, and Bhuvanagiri Parliament in-charge Kyama Mallesh and others.
