"Has To Be Sent Out": Telangana's KCR Adds Hijab Row To Blitz On PM
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Adding that the BJP has "no respect for democracy", Mr Rao said he would "continue to chase" the ruling party.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao today continued his no-holds-barred attack on the BJP, saying it "has to be sent out as early as possible". At a press conference in Hyderabad, he called the BJP-led government "totally undemocratic" and slammed the PM on a range of issues from the now revoked farm bills to the controversy over Muslim girls wearing Hijab (headscarves)in Karnataka schools and universities. Adding that the BJP has "no respect for democracy", Mr Rao said he would "continue to chase" the ruling party.
"Why did they form governments where they did not get the mandate?" he asked, referring to states where the BJP formed the government with help from alliances and defections even when it was not the single largest party.
The Chief Minister accused the BJP of using the messaging service WhatsApp to "spread untruths". Religious sentiments are being provoked throughout the country, he said and added that "we need new thinking" and put "divisive ideas" aside to go forward.
Mr Rao hit out at Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his recent "father-son" barb at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and appealed to BJP president Jagat Prakash Nadda to replace him. "Is this your culture? This is not our culture," he said.
