TRS (now Bharata Rashtra Samithi) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) promised on Thursday that if the party’s candidate K Prabhakar Reddy wins the upcoming bypoll on November 3, he will adopt Munugode constituency and take “complete responsibility” for its development.
KTR made the promise to voters during an election rally in the constituency’s Chandur village. He was accompanied by members of the Communist Party of India (CPI), which had declared its support for the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in the run-up to the bypoll.
The seat was vacated after former Congress MLA Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy quit the grand old party recently and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Surprisingly, his brother Rajgopal Venkat Reddy is still a Congress member of Parliament.
The Munugode bypoll is being regarded as a semi-final to the 2023 Telangana state polls. The BJP anticipates being the main contender this time.
“This untimely election has been rubbed onto the lives of Munugode’s voters due to the arrogance of a contractor. Has Rajagopal Reddy done any developmental activities in the last four years? Did he meet the district’s minister Jagadish Reddy for the sake of any village?” KTR asked, taking a dig at the BJP’s by-poll candidate.
KTR asked people to “look back” on the region’s conditions ten years ago and said that things have changed dramatically for the better.
“Nalgonda district was severely hit by the fluorosis challenge and consecutive prime ministers did not do anything about it. But chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao solved the problem,” he said.
The industries minister also claimed that despite Niti Ayog having recommended that a grant of Rs 19000 crore be given to fight fluorosis, the Centre ended up “delivering” a contract of Rs 18000 crore to K Rajagopal Reddy’s company.
KTR also stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the first Prime Minister in Indian history to raise taxation on handlooms. “I urge the weavers of Munugode to be careful before voting for the BJP,” he added.
The BJP also filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India on Thursday, alleging that bogus 25,000 voters were registered in Munugode at the behest of the ruling TRS.
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