KTR questions Rahul's silence on demolitions in TG

Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao on Sunday questioned the silence of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over what he termed as the demolition of houses of the poor by the Congress government in Telangana.

The BRS leader asked why Rahul Gandhi, who had earlier dared the governments in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh to “run over him,” was turning a blind eye to the “injustices” in Telangana.

Making a presentation on the demolitions carried out by the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA), KTR played an old video clip of Rahul Gandhi’s statement in Delhi, in which he had said that the government would have to drive a bulldozer over his body. The presentation, carrying the slogan “A different justice for rich and poor,” highlighted the demolitions undertaken by HYDRAA. Several people affected by these actions also spoke about the alleged injustices meted out to them.

The BRS leader alleged that many people had become victims of the “anarchy” being perpetrated by the government in the name of HYDRAA in Hyderabad. He said that several others had also suffered due to the Musi project and HYDRAA operations.

He claimed that during the 10-year rule of former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR), the state had witnessed large-scale development and construction. “In Hyderabad alone, one lakh double-bedroom houses were built. The Secretariat was built, which can compete with the White House, and the country’s biggest police command and control centre was constructed,” he said. He added that 42 flyovers and underpasses were constructed in Hyderabad, Collectorate buildings were established in every district, and major irrigation projects were completed.

“See the contrast. In these two years, what (Chief Minister) Revanth Reddy has done is only demolition,” he said. Exuding confidence that the KCR-led government would return to power within 500 days, KTR promised that justice would be done to everyone.