CM likens Congress and Communists to two sides of the same coin

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy emphasizes Congress and Communists' intertwined roles in Telangana's struggles for the common man.

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy recalled the contributions of Communist veteran Raavi Narayana Reddy in the Telangana armed struggle and said the Congress and the Communists were two sides of the same coin.

While the Communists led the struggles for common man, the Congress governments gave legal sanctity to the results achieved thereafter like distribution of lands to landless. “The Congress is on the one side of the coin and the Communists are on the other,” he said.

He was speaking after presenting the Raavi Narayana Reddy National Award to Justice (Retd) B. Sudarshan Reddy here on Monday. He recalled the contributions of Raavi Narayana Reddy who played a key role in the peasant uprising in spite of being born in a well to do family. “He donated his 500 acres for the cause of the poor and waged relentless struggle against the feudal system,” he said adding that the legendary leader influenced scores of people, including illiterates.

Raavi Narayana Reddy was elected to Parliament with more majority than former Prime Minister late Jawaharlal Nehru and the latter invited Raavi Narayana Reddy to inaugurate the Parliament building giving due respect to the public mandate.

Stating that Raavi Narayana Reddy stood as an inspiration to the people by voluntarily retiring after attaining 60 years of age, the Chief Minister said people were not ready to leave their posts even after being defeated at the hustings. While leaders like Raavi Narayana Reddy and Burgula Ramakrishna Rao inspired the people in the past, senior leader S. Jaipal Reddy and Justice Sudarshan Reddy, who contested the vice president elections against the BJP’s moves towards ‘One Nation, One Party’ were inspirations of the current generation.

The Chief Minister also criticised the BJP-led Central government for introducing the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, claiming that SIR was brought in to deny the right to vote ensured by the Constitution. He exhorted the Left parties to create awareness among the people on the ‘attack on the Constitution’ being indulged in by the BJP. The Left parties should take the initiative to educate people at the grassroots level against the conspiratorial policies of the Central government.