Accusing the BRS of entering into a partnership with ‘hardcore corrupt’ parties beyond the borders of Telangana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that no corrupt person will be spared. “No corrupt person will be spared. I am making this promise to the people of Telangana,” he said.

His statement came a day after the arrest of BRS MLC K Kavitha in the Delhi Liquor Scam case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Chief minister Revanth Reddy, however, dismissed the arrest as a “serial drama” carried out by the BJP and the BRS before elections. Kavitha was arrested yesterday from her residence in Hyderabad and produced before Rouse Avenue Court in New Delhi.
Addressing a public rally at Nagarkurnool, Prime Minister Modi alleged that the dreams of Telangana for development were crushed by the Congress and the BRS.

“First, it was the BRS indulging in great loot and now it is the Congress, which is eyeing the state from frying pan to fire. If more BJP MPs are elected from the state, then the Congress cannot run the state wilfully,” he said.

He also slammed the ruling party for insulting the Scheduled Caste community recently. “Look at how the Deputy Chief Minister in the Congress government, who belongs to the SC community, is being insulted. Telangana people have seen those photographs of Congress leaders sitting at a higher level while those belonging to SC are made to sit on the ground,” said the Prime Minister and went on to add that the BRS had fooled the Dalits by launching Dalit Bandhu Scheme.

He criticised the BRS for forging a partnership with the AAP though he didn’t directly name the party ruling Delhi. “Both the Congress and the BRS are partners in scams. Congress did 2G scam; BRS did the same in irrigation. Both support land mafias. The BRS even went outside the State and formed partnerships with hardcore corrupt parties. The truth is now coming to the forefront. No corrupt person will be spared. I am making this promise to the people of Telangana.”

However, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said that Kavitha’s arrest was a drama being played out by the BJP and the BRS for their own benefit.

“They are trying to play cheap politics. The BJP and the BRS are trying to mislead people. PM Modi wants to take votes portraying that they took action against her for being involved in a scam and KCR wants to get votes out of sympathy,” said Reddy.

He wondered why KCR was silent on Kavitha’s arrest. Reddy also criticised Prime Minister Modi for failing to launch any investigation against KCR’s ten years long rule.

RS Praveen quits BSP

In a surprising move, Telangana unit BSP president RS Praveen today announced that he has quit the party.

A former IPS officer Praveen is tipped to join the BRS and fight the election from Nagarkurnool seat.

The BRS was looking for a candidate after its sitting MP Pothuganti Ramulu left the party for the BJP.

His son Bharat Prasad was given a BJP ticket to contest from Nagarkurnool.

The BRS had then forged an alliance with the BSP leaving two seats -Nagarkurnool and Hyderabad to the BSP.

Praveen wrote on X: “With heavy heart I have decided to leave Bahujan Samaj Party. I don’t want the image of this great party to suffer because of recent decisions (no matter how well informed they are) in Telangana under my leadership. At the same time, I also don’t want to compromise on certain core principles and personal character.”