Taking a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader and former Telangana minister KT Rama Rao claimed that the former is unaware that Chief Minister Revanth Reddy is defying his line.
Rao, or KTR as he is popularly known, is the son of the party’s founder-chief and former CM K Chandrasekhar Rao. “Rahul Gandhi is not even aware that Revanth Reddy is not following his line. Despite being a chief minister from the Congress, he is speaking in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” he said, highlighting the disconnect within Congress.
He further accused CM Revanth Reddy of going against Rahul Gandhi’s instructions over the past few months. “He (Revanth Reddy) has been drifting from Rahul Gandhi’s line over the last several months. When Rahul said ‘Chowkidar Chor Hai’ (a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi), he (CM Reddy) countered that the chowkidar was his older brother and not a thief,” he said.
“When Rahul Gandhi called Adani a fraud, Revanth Reddy said Adani was a friend. When Rahul Gandhi says that the Gujarat Model is bad, Revanth says it is fabulous, and the Telangana government will replicate it.”
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“When Rahul Gandhi said there was no liquor scam and (Delhi Chief Minister) Arvind Kejriwal was wrongly arrested, Revanth departed from his line, saying that the liquor scam did happen and arresting Kavitha (BRS MLC K Kavitha) was right,” KTR alleged.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) from his residence in Delhi after several hours of questioning regarding an alleged excise policy scam.
According to the ED, the AAP was the primary beneficiary of the proceeds of crime generated in the alleged scam. Earlier on March 15, the central agency had arrested MLC K Kavitha in connection with the case.
Voting is scheduled to take place in all 17 seats in Telangana on May 13, marking the fourth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
In the 2019 polls, the BRS, then known as the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), claimed a majority of electoral victories, securing 9 seats. The BJP followed with 4 seats, while the Congress and the AIMIM secured 3 and 1 seat, respectively.