Hyderabad: Mounting a stingy attack on BRS and AIMIM, TPCC chief Revanth Reddy said on Friday, September 1, that a vote for BRS or AIMIM was a vote for BJP. He said that BRS had supported BJP-led NDA in the Parliament in passing crucial bills that Congress opposed.
“The BRS supported BJP in elections of the President and Vice President, demonetization, no confidence motion, CAA, NRC, Triple Talaq Bill and GST bill, among others,” he said.
‘AIMIM deceiving minorities’
He added that since BRS and AIMIM were allies, it meant they were on the same page as BJP. The Congress leader also accused AIMIM of “deceiving the minority community” for the last several decades by “orchestrating a drama” of representing the 50 lakh Muslims. “The minority community continues to languish with no development whatsoever,” he said.
He also raised concerns about the declining literacy rates, high unemployment rates and lack of basic civic amenities in Old City. “BRS and AIMIM will reach Delhi via Nagpur [where RSS headquarter is situated] whereas Congress will go directly to Delhi,” he said.
He also lashed out at the two parties for grabbing attention by using drones for Old City Metro survey. “Even Google Maps could be used to understand the route,” he added.
Seeks suggestions for ‘Minority Declaration’
The TPCC chief further said that journalism was the pulse of the people, and newspapers like The Siasat Daily and its editor Zahid Ali Khan are well versed with the problems of minorities in the state.
Revanth Reddy, who had called upon Zahid Ali Khan at his residence on Friday, also sought suggestions on programmes and welfare schemes that could be included in the Congress ‘Minority Declaration’.
Congress brass to visit Telangana
Revanth Reddy said, “Congress advocates for secularism designed to hold the country’s disparate communities together as it believes that its composite culture is its greatest strength. Congress leader and member of parliament, Rahul Gandhi is a firm believer in secularism.”
He further said that Congress senior leaders, such as Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi, along with other top 50 leaders of the country will visit Telangana soon. “They will release the manifesto and announce the first list of the candidates for the upcoming Telangana polls,” he said.