Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Sunday accused Rahul Gandhi of turning a blind eye to Telangana ’s problems despite making 420 promises to voters, alleging that chief minister A Revanth Reddy was running the state as an ATM for the Congress leader.
Speaking at Telangana Bhavan during the induction of Khairatabad minority leader Jibran Shareef into BRS, KTR alleged that Congress failed to fulfil its election promises even after 1,000 days. KTR said Rahul Gandhi had promised implementation of six guarantees within 100 days, 13 declarations and 420 assurances during the campaign. KTR also questioned Congress over its minority welfare commitments, including a promise to allocate Rs 4,000 crore for minority welfare. He said BRS would continue to question misuse of power and promised that K Chandrasekhar Rao would become chief minister again in 2028.
Accusing the Revanth Reddy administration of being intolerant of criticism, KTR said people questioning govt were facing abuse and threats of cases instead of receiving answers. He said Congress alone lacked political strength to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and counter communal politics. Predicting a return to power, KTR said public dissatisfaction with the Congress govt was growing among farmers, poor people and unemployed youth.
He accused Rahul Gandhi of remaining silent on corruption and irregularities in the state despite touring other parts of the country. He questioned why the Congress leader was not visiting Telangana to answer voters on the status of these promises. Recalling Rahul Gandhi’s interaction with unemployed youth at a tea stall in Ashok Nagar before elections, KTR asked what had happened to Congress’ promise of providing two lakh jobs in the first year of its govt. Thousands of unemployed youth were still waiting for jobs, he alleged. KTR accused BJP-led Union govt of creating divisions among people, while alleging that Congress was exploiting people in Telangana.