Speaking on the occasion, the MLA said Revanth Reddy had hinted at the Congress bringing back the old days to the farming fraternity when the farmers used to struggle due to lack of sufficient power supply.
The statement against the BRS initiative set off a severe backlash, with the BRS quick to launch a State-wide protest against what it termed the anti-farmer stance of Congress
TPCC president A Revanth Reddy remarked during his interaction with NRI members from Telangana in US that 24 hour free power supply to the farming sector was unnecessary.
Many leaders from Congress and BJP were coming forward to join in BRS as there was a strong belief that the BRS would win the elections for the third consecutive time, said Harish Rao
Many leaders are coming forward to join the BRS after being impressed by the State government's innovative developmental programmes and welfare schemes, said Srinivas Goud
Finance Minister T Harish Rao said it was a shame that leaders who were rejected by the people and thrown out by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi were being accepted by Opposition parties like BJP.
The event is expected to draw crowds from all corners of the State, with a sprawling 50-acre venue in the suburbs chosen to accommodate the mammoth gathering
Over 300 leaders from Solapur and Nagpur joined the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in the presence of party supremo and Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao
Vinod Kumar came down heavily on Modi stating that the largesse he had shown in terms of sanctioning and release of funds in the election-bound States, was missing in Telangana.
BRS working president KT Rama Rao said it was strange of the Prime Minister to criticize the Telangana Government, which had filled 2.20 lakh government vacancies.
In a pointed attack on the Prime Minister, BRS working president KT Rama Rao said Narendra Modi had questioned the formation of Telangana and humiliated the people.
