KTR lashes out at Telangana Governor’s ‘partisan attitude’ on MLC nominations

K.T. Rama Rao criticizes Telangana Governor for partisan attitude in MLC nominations, questions political affiliations in the selections.

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao on Friday lashed out at what he called the partisan attitude of Telangana Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan on the issue of MLC nomination under the Governor’s quota.

Speaking to reporters after unfurling the National Flag on the occasion of Republic Day at the party office in Hyderabad, Mr. Rama Rao minced no words in faulting the Governor for rejecting the names of Telangana movement leader Dasoju Sravan and a person from ST community Kurra Satyanarayana under the Governor’s quota.

According to reports, she has approved the name of a president of a political party Prof. Kodandaram as soon as she received the file from the Government. “If Mr. Sravan’s participation in social movement and Mr Satyanarayana’s political background is the reason for rejection of their names, how can the Governor justify the nomination of Prof. Kodandaram,” he questioned.

He reminded the Governor that she is answerable to the people of Telangana and not the Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. “Has she forgotten the political background and objections she had raised in case of the two nominations earlier and why today she is not able to view the political affiliation of the person nominated under the Governor’s quota,” he pointed out.

He alleged that the nomination of the two persons under Governor’s quota clearly established the close relationship the Congress and the BJP has forged of late.

Mr. Rama Rao demanded that the Congress Government extend the tenure of the sarpanches and opposed appointment of in-charges. “Praja palana is done by the elected representatives and not by those appointed as in-charges,” he reasoned.