BRS following Nizam’s policies to crush BJP, says Kishan Reddy
The Hindu
The BRS party, after removing the Telangana word from its nomenclature, has become an abode for anti-Telangana forces like MIM, says Kishan Reddy
Union Minister for Tourism, Culture and Development of Northeast Region G. Kishan Reddy on Thursday accused the BRS party of following the policies of the erstwhile Nizam in trying to crush the BJP in collaboration with the Majlis party.
Participating in the 43rd Foundation Day programme at the State and city offices of the party, the Minister accused the government of foisting false cases against the State president and MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar on the 10th class question paper leak and for taking up the people’s causes.
He declared that efforts to weaken the party would not succeed as scores of workers are ready for any kind of sacrifice. “The BRS party, after removing the Telangana word from its nomenclature, has become an abode for anti-Telangana forces like the MIM which had actually opposed the separate statehood but is in cahoots with the ruling party now,” he said.
Mr. Reddy claimed that Telangana society is with the BJP and has been seeking to put an end to the KCR family rule. “The party has been agitating against the dynastic parties from Delhi to States and will not rest till such parties are dethroned from power,” he said.
The Secunderabad MP had earlier in the day hoisted the party flag before he addressed the assembled leaders and workers, where he traced the growth of the party over the years after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee became the first president in 1980.
“It is our commitment to ideology which has brought us to power which many felt was not possible. This has come after the workers had put in relentless struggle and some of them had to even sacrifice their own lives for the sake of the party,” he said. The Minister claimed that Telangana was formed due to a collaborative effort with BJP playing a key role and this was acknowledged by a senior BRS MP himself but “KCR and family have been taking sole credit”.
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official programme on Saturday (April 8) would be held on schedule with events at the Secunderabad railway station and the public meeting at the Parade Grounds later, he affirmed and sought public support for the same. Senior leaders including N. Indrasena Reddy, P. Muralidhar Rao and others participated.
The Opposition Congress demanded that the government open the Gandhi Vatika Museum, depicting Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy and freedom struggle, built at a cost of ₹85 crore in Jaipur’s Central Park last year, during the Congress-led regime in Rajasthan. The museum has not been opened to the public, reportedly because of the administration’s engagements with the State Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
Almaya Munnettam (Lay People to the Fore), group in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church opposed to the synod-recommended Mass, rejected a circular issued by Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and apostolic administrator Bosco Puthur on June 9 to implement the unified Mass in the archdiocese from July 3.
Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.