A BRS delegation led by former irrigation minister T Harish Rao was on Thursday stopped by police from visiting the accident site of the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) near Domalapenta in the Nagarkurnool district of Telangana.
The ‘red book’ of TDP leader Nara Lokesh in which he noted the so-called illegal acts of government officials during the YSRCP regime in Andhra Pradesh, seems to have caught the imagination of the Opposition in Telangana as well.
Participating in a programme at the Congress headquarters, Gandhi Bhavan, Reddy aggressively attacked his rivals in his customary style.
As Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Warangal, slated for tomorrow, stands cancelled, BRS leaders attributed the move to the groundswell against Congress. They say the party sensed the mood of the people who feel betrayed by the policies of the Congress government in Telangana.
AAP’s defeat in Delhi sparked a war of words between Congress and the BRS in Telangana with KT Rama Rao attacking Rahul Gandhi over the poll results.
In North Telangana seats, BJP has taken the lead while in South Congress is dominating.
The chief minister used the occasion of the Telangana Formation Day to settle scores with the Opposition BRS and BJP.
Speaking at the protest meeting, Laxman alleged that Rao, more popularly known as KCR, had misused the surveillance system to perpetuate his power during his tenure, buying votes and beating opponents in bypolls.
Slamming the state government's decision, BRS leader KT Rama Rao pointed out that during the Assembly elections, the Congress had promised Rs 500 as a bonus over MSP on any variety of rice but now decided to extend the bonus to only fine variety of paddy.
The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is once again regrouping in Telangana to fight one of its toughest electoral battles following the debacle in the Assembly elections last year.
