HYDERABAD: Describing the similarities between the Congress and BRS as sibling-like, BJP state chief and Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Saturday recalled that the political origins of former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao were in the grand old party.
“KCR served as a minister in the UPA government. Congress is bada bhai (elder brother) while BRS is chota bhai (younger brother),” Kishan said, adding that a vote for the BRS would go waste as the people of Telangana firmly believe that the pink party leaders would not remain with the party.
Speaking to reporters here, Kishan alleged that the Congress cheated people with false promises and hence has no right to seek votes. “The Congress and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy cheated the people in the name of six guarantees. There is no guarantee that the Congress government will fulfil the promises after the model code of conduct is lifted. The Congress failed to keep its word on implementation of promises within 100 days of coming to power. The Congress has no moral right to seek vote in the Lok Sabha elections,” he said.
Kishan further alleged that since Independence, the Congress never kept its promise. “I predict that the Congress will not win even 40 seats across the country in this election. People have decided not to vote for the corrupt Congress party. Corruption is in the DNA of the Congress,” he alleged.
“Even five months after the Assembly election, KCR and KT Rama Rao are unable to digest the defeat of their party. BRS is collapsing on its own with its legislators leaving, allegations of phone tapping and Kavitha’s arrest in the Delhi liquor scam. Frustration is driving BRS leaders to criticise BJP,” Kishan said. He said that BRS candidates will struggle to save their deposits in the Lok Sabha elections.
Shah to Campaign in TG on April 25
Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Telangana on April 25 and BJP national general secretary leader Sunil Bansal will be in Telangana on April 21 and 22, party’s state chief G Kishan Reddy said on Saturday