BRS working president KT Rama Rao asked if innovative thinking meant promising the moon before the elections and deceiving the people after coming to power
The BRS leaders also staged demonstrations, demanding the Congress government to replace Rajiv Gandhi's statue with the one of Telangana Talli as originally planned.
BRS working president and former Minister KT Rama Rao said Chief Minister Revanth Reddy installed the statue to appease the Congress leadership, while ignoring Telangana's sentiments.
BRS leader Vemula Prashanth Reddy pointed out that Rajiv Gandhi had no connection to the formation of Telangana and his statue has been installed in a location earmarked for the statue of Telangana Talli
The BRS leaders said Rajiv Gandhi did nothing for the cause of Telangana, but the Congress government had gone ahead with installation of the statue despite strong opposition from all quarters.
BRS opposed the Congress government's decision to unveil former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's statue in the place reserved for the statue of Telangana Talli.
The Telangana Talli statue, representing the aspirations of four crore people, was initially intended to be installed near the Telangana Martyrs Memorial "Amarajyothi" and the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat.
Here is an open letter to AICC leader Rahul Gandhi, by intellectuals from different sections of Telangana society, opposing the State government’s decision to install Rajiv Gandhi’s statue in front of Telangana Secretariat
The Cabinet is expected to discuss and finalise the modalities for crop loan waiver for farmers, implementation of Rythu Bharosa scheme, new State Emblem, and features of new statue of Telangana Talli among other issues.
Over the next 17 days, the former Chief Minister plans to conduct roadshows across 12 Lok Sabha constituencies, culminating in a public meeting in Siddipet on May 10.
Main Opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has demanded the government to drop the move, saying the land was earmarked for installing a statue of Telangana 'Talli' (mother).
BRS MLC Kavitha stated that though she had the utmost respect for the former Prime Minister, replacing the Telangana Talli statue with that of Gandhi would be disrespectful
Hyderabad: In a move that is likely to trigger a controversy, the State unit of Congress has decided to hoist a new Telangana State flag along with the tricolour on the 75th Hyderabad Integration Day, besides introducing a new Telangana Talli, which would reflect all sections of people in the State. After coming to power […]
