ABP Southern Rising Summit 2024: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao (KTR) made sturdy remarks in opposition to the Congress-led authorities in Telangana, difficult Chief Minister Revanth Reddy to a lie detector check over allegations of cellphone tapping. Talking on the ABP Southern Rising Summit 2024, KTR labelled the Congress authorities as a “catastrophe” for the state, criticising it for not delivering on its guarantees.
KTR accused the Congress of partaking in “aaya Ram gaya Ram politics” and failing to stick to anti-defection legal guidelines. He added, “Revanth Reddy and the Congress authorities are a catastrophe for the state. They promised magic in 100 days; it has been 300 days, and we’re asking him what occurred. Revanth Reddy has turn into a half-guarantee. Six ensures have decreased to half.”
Difficult Revanth Reddy on allegations of cellphone tapping, KTR stated, “I wish to ask Revanth, is his authorities not tapping the telephones of its personal ministers and mine? Ask him to reply. I do know whose telephones are being tapped by the Revanth authorities, be they members of the ruling authorities or opposition. He additionally is aware of it. Our authorities will come again after three years; this may hang-out him then.”
He even provided to endure a lie detector check, asserting, “Ask Revanth Reddy… Convey a lie detector check; I’m keen to take it. Ask him to take it. Revanth Reddy authorities is tapping telephones.”
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KTR On BRS’s Loss In Telangana Polls And Allegations In opposition to KCR Govt
Reflecting on the BRS’s efficiency within the earlier Meeting elections, KTR acknowledged a lack of 14 seats however thought-about it a “new studying” expertise. He attributed the dip in efficiency to anti-incumbency and a communication hole, saying, “Any authorities faces anti-incumbency after 10 years. There’s a fatigue issue. Notion administration is the place we didn’t do nicely.” He highlighted the achievements of the BRS authorities, akin to creating 1.60 lakh jobs in 9 years and enhancing authorities worker salaries by 73%. Nonetheless, he admitted that these accomplishments weren’t communicated successfully to the youth, resulting in a lack of help.
KTR praised the Congress’s ballot technique, noting, “I’ve to offer credit score the place it is due: Congress has accomplished nicely with its imaginative ballot marketing campaign of six ensures. It was a well-thought-out plan, particularly since our authorities had already met the essential wants of the individuals. With water and electrical energy secured, the general public felt they may ask for extra from Congress.”
On his new function as an opposition MLA, KTR expressed satisfaction, stating, “I’m grateful to the individuals of Telangana for giving us two phrases… Now it’s a brand new function to play the function of constructive Opposition. Maintain the federal government accountable, be sure that they don’t do errors, be sure that they ship on the guarantees they made. It’s an ideal function. I’m having fun with it.”
Addressing allegations of vanity in opposition to the KCR household, KTR remarked, “If you end up confident, you possibly can come off as cocky and smug… When somebody like me, who’s the Chief Minister’s son, is a performing minister and is doing nicely, fees like vanity and corruption are made as much as convey us down.”
KTR additionally criticised the BJP, accusing them of focusing on opposition leaders by enforcement companies. “The witch-hunting of politicians has turn into a vogue in India now. Those that facet with them are protected and the ED will not go after them. But when somebody is just not with BJP, then they are going to come after you,” he claimed.
Taking a swipe on the Congress’s guarantees, KTR stated, “Congress ought to be requested the place are their six ensures. They promised to ship in 100 days… Folks have been taken for a journey by Congress. I believe individuals have already realised their errors. Hopefully, we shall be given one other likelihood.”
On allegations of going after Opposition in the course of the BRS rule, he remarked, “What we did was constitutionally allowed merger; if two-thirds of a celebration’s members are in settlement, it’s thought-about a motion. Nonetheless, when simply ten individuals from a celebration resolve to go away, it’s termed defection, which is ruled by anti-defection legal guidelines.”
Through the summit, KTR additionally referred to Revanth Reddy as a “low-cost minister” for his remarks and defended the report of the BRS authorities throughout its tenure.