Revanth alleges BJP-BRS secret pact for LS polls Politics

TPCC president and Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday accused the BJP and the BRS them of entering into a 'shady deal' to defeat the Congress in the Lok Sabha elections in Telangana state. He alleged that the BRS chief K. Chandrashekar Rao was not taking rest at his farmhouse but holding 'secret talks' with Prime Minister Narendra Modi for forging a 'secret pact' between the two parties for the Lok Sabha polls.

The way BRS leaders K.T. Rama Rao and T. Harish Rao were attacking the Congress every day and not even taking the name of the BJP was a clear indication of the 'shady deal' between the BRS and the BJP, Revanth Reddy said. He said that if Telangana state was to secure all the promises that were promised by the Centre under the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014, the Congress-led government has to come to power at the Centre in the Lok Sabha polls and Rahul Gandhi should become Prime Minister.

"If this has to happen, then Congress has to win all the 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana," Revanth Reddy said. He urged the people not to waste their votes on the BRS, stating that it was dead and it is non-existent. "If you vote for the BRS in Lok Sabha polls, it amounts



to throwing it in the Musi river," the Chief Minister said. Revanth Reddy addressed a press conference in party headquarters Gandhi Bhavan on Tuesday after taking part in the TPCC election committee meeting which was held to begin the process for selection of Congress candidates for the Lok Sabha polls.

He also slammed Prime Minister Modi and former CM Chandrashekar Rao for the state bifurcation promises lying pending even after 10 years. "Neither KCR asked Modi for fulfilment of bifurcation promises to Telangana nor did Modi take any steps to deliver on these promises in the last 10 years. Both of them have neglected Telangana. They remained focused only on their selfish political interests,” Revanth Reddy said.

He reiterated that TPCC was committed to its proposal passed earlier urging former Congress president Sonia Gandhi to contest the Lok Sabha elections from Telangana state. In the event of Sonia Gandhi contesting election from the state, he urged all parties to cooperate for her unanimous election, as she was the one who granted statehood to Telangana and realised the six-decade dream of its people.