Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Sunday accused Rahul Gandhi of turning a blind eye to Telangana’s problems despite making 420 promises to voters, alleging that chief minister A Revanth Reddy was running the state as an ATM for the Congress leader.Speaking at Telangana Bhavan during the induction of Khairatabad minority leader Jibran Shareef into BRS, KTR alleged that Congress failed to fulfil its election promises even after 1,000 days. He accused Rahul Gandhi of remaining silent on corruption and irregularities in the state despite touring other parts of the country.KTR said Rahul Gandhi had promised implementation of six guarantees within 100 days, 13 declarations and 420 assurances during the campaign. He questioned why the Congress leader was not visiting Telangana to answer voters on the status of these promises.Recalling Rahul Gandhi’s interaction with unemployed youth at a tea stall in Ashok Nagar before elections, KTR asked what had happened to Congress’ promise of providing two lakh jobs in the first year of its govt. Thousands of unemployed youth were still waiting for jobs, he alleged.Minority welfare and farmers’ promises questionedKTR also questioned Congress over its minority welfare commitments, including a promise to allocate Rs 4,000 crore for minority welfare. He asked why govt had not increased Aasara pensions from Rs 2,000 to Rs 4,000 and why its promise to provide farmers Rs 15,000 per acre, against Rs 10,000 under the previous BRS govt, had not been fully implemented.Accusing the Revanth Reddy administration of being intolerant of criticism, KTR said people questioning govt were facing abuse and threats of cases instead of receiving answers.He alleged that several controversies involving land transactions and business deals linked to the chief minister’s family had raised questions about transparency. KTR made claims concerning a five-acre land parcel, reportedly worth around Rs 200 crore but transferred to Revanth Reddy’s younger brother for Rs 7 crore. He also sought explanations for business activities linked to the chief minister’s family, including an alleged Rs 1,000 crore deal involving another brother.Congress cannot take on BJP, says KTRKTR accused BJP-led Union govt of creating divisions among people, while alleging that Congress was exploiting people in Telangana. He said Congress alone lacked political strength to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and counter communal politics.He also criticised the use of central investigative agencies such as ED, CBI and income tax department against opposition leaders, alleging that cases and arrests were being used to intimidate political opponents.Recalling BRS rule, KTR said Hyderabad had faced power cuts and water shortages before Telangana’s formation, while K Chandrasekhar Rao’s govt worked to improve electricity supply, drinking water and infrastructure. He claimed BRS had maintained communal harmony and promoted Hyderabad’s composite culture during its decade in power.KCR will return as CM in 2028Predicting a return to power, KTR said public dissatisfaction with the Congress govt was growing among farmers, poor people and unemployed youth. He said BRS would continue to question misuse of power and promised that K Chandrasekhar Rao would become chief minister again in 2028.
