HYDERABAD: BRS leader T Harish Rao on Monday said that the Congress and BJP joining hands in the municipal chairperson and vice-chairperson elections has exposed the unholy alliance between the two parties.
In a press statement issued here, the former minister said: “For the last 12 years, the Congress has been saying the BRS is the B-team of the BJP. But it is the Congress which joined hands with the BJP in these elections and proved that they are a single party.”
“The ‘Fevicol relationship’ between the Congress and BJP has been exposed,” he said and wondered, “Is this the change that the Congress promised?”
Taking a dig at Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, he asked: “Revanth Reddy, is the Congress running the government in Telangana? Or is it a coalition government of Congress, BJP and TDP?”
“The Congress has no guts to face the BRS alone. That’s why it colluded with the BJP,” he alleged.
He claimed that even though the BRS emerged as a single largest party in several municipalities, the Congress and BJP conspired to deny the chairperson and vice-chairperson posts to the BRS.
Criticising the BJP leaders, he asked: “How can the BJP, which wanted a Congress-mukt Bharat, join hands with the Congress in the state?
Are G Kishan Reddy and Bandi Sanjay unaware of these developments?”
Congress tried to kidnap councillors, alleges KTR
Meanwhile, BRS working president KT Rama Rao alleged that the ruling Congress, with the help of police, tried to “kidnap” the councillors. “This is nothing but goonda raj,” he said and demanded action against the police personnel, who allegedly supported the Congress.
The former minister also demanded that the State Election Commission initiate action against officials who postponed the chairperson elections in some municipalities, under pressure from the ruling party.
“Ministers and MLAs of the ruling party, in the name of being ex-officio members, intervened in the election process,” the BRS leader alleged.
Congress activists attacked the BRS leaders and workers at several places, Rama Rao alleged and added that it exposed how the law and order situation had deteriorated in the state.
Appoints in-charges
Meanwhile, the BRS working president appointed in-charges for eight municipalities, where there is no clear mandate. Chairpersons and vice-chairpersons will be elected in these municipalities on Tuesday.
“If elections are held democratically, the BRS will bag chairperson and vice-chairperson posts in these eight municipalities,” he claimed.