HYDERABAD: Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and the ruling Congress, accusing them of crossing all limits in the Jubilee Hills byelection campaign.
Addressing a news conference at the BJP office here, he alleged that the Congress and AIMIM were colluding out of fear of losing the seat, despite accommodating Md Azharuddin in the state Cabinet with an eye on minorities’ votes.
The Union minister further alleged that the Congress government is indulging in appeasement politics by allocating valuable Army and government lands in Mehdipatnam and Erragadda for graveyards, buckling under AIMIM pressure, while neglecting Hindu temples. “They allotted several acres for graveyards but demolished the Peddamma temple in Banjara Hills and made the idol disappear. The same government that refuses land for temples gifts it away for graveyards,” he said.
Kishan Reddy accused Revanth of lying and intimidating voters. “It is shameful for a chief minister to threaten voters, saying the PDS fine rice scheme will be stopped if they don’t vote for Congress. The scheme is funded by the Centre, which contributes Rs 42 per kg, while the state adds only Rs 15,” he pointed out.
He said that the chief minister failed in fulfilling assurances including Rs 2,500 monthly aid to women, distribution of scooters, Vidya Bharosa cards, two lakh jobs, and Rs 5 lakh support for self-help groups. He accused both Revanth and Rahul Gandhi of insulting the Indian Army.
“Rahul Gandhi and Revanth Reddy have the same mindset, both have a history of belittling our Armed Forces. When the Galwan Valley clash happened in 2020, Rahul Gandhi insulted our soldiers, and even the Supreme Court castigated him for his remarks,” he said, demanding an unconditional apology from the CM.
Kishan Reddy also recalled that former CM K Chandrashekhar Rao too made similar derogatory comments about Indian soldiers during the Munugode bypoll. “These leaders seem to have no respect for our forces or for national pride,” he said.
BJP deploys all key leaders for campaign duty
Hyderabad: As the November 11 Jubilee Hills bypoll draws closer, the BJP has decided to deploy all its key leaders, including present and former MPs, MLAs and MLCs to conduct door-to-door campaigns across the constituency. The party has entrusted the campaign responsibilities in Borabanda to DK Aruna, Paidi Rakesh Reddy, Aruna Thara, M Dharma Rao and K Ramulu.
Following is the list of area-wise in-charges: Erragadda: Alleti Maheshwar Reddy, Rama Rao Patel, Venkatesh Netha, Chada Suresh Reddy, Aroori Ramesh and Bethi Subhash Reddy. Rahmatnagar: N Ramchander Rao, Dhanpal Suryanarayana Guptha, Guvvala Balaraju and Azmeera Seetharam Naik. Vengal Rao Nagar: Andhra Pradesh BJP president PVN Madhav, P Muralidhar Rao, AVN Reddy, NVSS Prabhakar, Endala Laxminarayana, Janardhan Reddy and C Sushanisi Reddy.
Srinagar Colony: Palvai Harish Babu, Banda Karthika Reddy, B Narsaiah Goud, Malka Komuraiah and S Saidi Reddy. Shaikpet: G Kishan Reddy, Konda Vishweshwar Reddy and MLA Payal Shankar. Yousufguda: M Raghunandan Rao, K Venkat Ramana Reddy, BB Patil and Chintala Ramachandra Reddy.
