HYDERABAD: Union minister G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday slammed Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, accusing him of making personal remarks and tweaking his name to project him as an ally of BRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao.
The Union minister, addressing a news conference in Delhi, said the chief minister had no right to change the name given to him by his parents. “If you want to change your own name to ‘Revanth Khan’, we have no objection. But who are you to change my name? Personal attacks are unacceptable,” he said.
He further alleged that Revanth had political proximity with AIMIM and asserted that the BJP would strongly oppose such politics. He also clarified that he was not anyone’s “adopted son” and said that if there were differences between former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and Revanth, they should resolve between them instead of dragging his name into the issue.
The Union minister accused Revanth of making statements about changing his name instead of taking action against KCR.
He asserted that it was the responsibility of the state government to act against KCR and stated that, if the BRS chief is arrested, it would be his responsibility to ensure that the Central government will not obstruct the process.
Kishan Reddy further criticised the Congress leadership, stating that Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi had never spoken against KCR even for a single day.
He challenged critics to hold an open debate on what Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has done for Telangana, stating that he is ready to participate in a public discussion either at the Secretariat or the Press Club.
He also clarified that the Centre had never made any promise to declare the Palamuru-Ranga Reddy Lift Irrigation Project as a national project.
The Union Minister said opponents were mocking the party by asking whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi would come down to Telangana towns and clean drains if the BJP wins the municipal elections. He countered the remark by asking whether the ruling party’s ministers have themselves taken up the responsibility of cleaning the drains.