Hyderabad (Telangana): The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Congress-led Telangana government, accusing it of failing on all fronts during its first year in office.
The criticism comes amid escalating tensions over the arrests of BRS leaders, which the party has called politically motivated.
Speaking to ANI, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President KT Rama Rao said, "The Congress government has completed one year today, and it has failed miserably on all fronts. It has been a disaster from the people's point of view. As the Assembly and Council sessions are set to begin soon, we will hold a legislative party meeting tomorrow under the leadership of our party president and Telangana's first CM, KCR, to decide on all public issues to be raised."
He added, "We definitely wish the Telangana government all the best. We want them to fulfil the promises made to the people of Telangana. More than 420 promises have been made by the Congress party. We will continue to hold them accountable for all the promises. If they don't fulfil them, we will question them."
Meanwhile, on Friday, tensions rose as BRS leaders Kalvakuntla Kavitha and Harish Rao were placed under house arrest to prevent their participation in a protest near the Ambedkar statue on Necklace Road. The protest was organised in response to the arrest of BRS leaders Harish Rao, Kaushik Reddy, and others.
According to Kavitha's PRO, she was confined to her residence before joining the protest. Harish Rao also faced restrictions, with heavy police deployment surrounding him. On Thursday, Rao was detained for over 10 hours after attempting to meet Kaushik Reddy, who had been arrested by the Banjara Hills Police the previous day.
Speaking to ANI, Harish Rao condemned Kaushik Reddy's arrest, calling it unlawful. "BRS MLA Kaushik Reddy was arrested... We condemn this arrest," he said.
Rao also slammed Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, accusing him of running a "demonic rule" under the guise of democracy. "You (Revanth Reddy) are continuing the demonic rule while calling it democratic rule. Telangana society itself will give you wisdom," he posted on X.
The BRS alleged that Kaushik Reddy was arrested after filing a complaint against CM Revanth Reddy and Intelligence Chief Shivdhar Reddy, accusing them of tapping opposition leaders' phones.
The BRS vowed to intensify its protests, condemning what it described as unjust actions against its leaders. (ANI)