Separate statehood for Telangana is certainly not meant for single family, says PM Modi

Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy, party chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar, national OBC president K. Laxman and others were present.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched into a no holds barred full scale political onslaught against the Telangana Rastra Samiti (TRS) Government accusing it of being “corrupt”, and “being run by a single family” which is detrimental to the interests of the poor and the development of the state.

Amid chants of “Modi...Modi” at the Begumpet airport tarmac where a makeshift stage was put up to accord a grand welcome to him by the Telangana unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Mr. Modi said the agitation for separate Telangana was certainly not meant for a single family to “enjoy unheralded power and loot the state”.

The family dominated and owned parties are a “threat to the country and democracy itself” with the “Telangana people witnessing first hand on what happens when a family takes over the reigns of power”. “Corruption becomes the main face of such dynastic parties who can think only of self-interest without bothering the problems or welfare of the poor and marginalised sections,” he affirmed.

In a direct reference to Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, he said it was also “dangerous to have a person trusting more in superstitions and blind beliefs in power as they cannot do justice with a constricted point of view”. “I was once told in Gujarat not to visit a place as the CM’s chair will go away, but I still went there nevertheless because I have faith in knowledge and technology,” he declared, amid cheers.

In this context, Mr. Modi mentioned Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for being a ‘sanyasi’ and dressing like one but with his faith in modern knowledge and technology, he won elections for the second time. He recalled his previous visits to the city when people had purchased tickets to listen to him even before he was known across the country.

“The love and affection showered on me by people of Hyderabad and Telangana is what has propelled me to become the Prime Minister. I cannot forget that and cannot thank you enough,” he said. Mr. Modi was sure that the BJP will come to power in the next elections and this was evident in the recent victories of the party in the bypolls.

“It is crystal clear there is going to be a change in the government here as the Telangana people have already made up their minds on this count. The change is imminent and the party is ready,” he said. His Government at the Centre in the last eight years has taken the slogan of ‘development for all’ irrespective of caste or creed seriously and implemented the welfare and development schemes.