HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy launched a no-holds-barred attack on the BJP on Thursday, accusing the saffron party which is heading the coalition ruling at the Centre of becoming a threat to the nation.
Addressing a protest organised by Congress workers demanding an investigation into allegations raised in the Hindenburg report, Revanth demanded the NDA government agree to constitute a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to probe the allegations of a nexus between Madhabi Puri Buch, the SEBI chairperson, and the Adani Group.
During the protest at the zonal office of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Hyderabad, Revanth, along with other Congress leaders, submitted a representation to ED officials seeking a thorough investigation into the matter. “When the party gives a call, everyone, irrespective of their position, should obey. It’s the reason I am participating in this protest,” he said.
The TPCC chief accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of dodging questions related to the Adani group in Parliament. He pointed out India’s debt burden had shot up from Rs 55,000 crore in 2014 to Rs 1.15 lakh crore during Modi’s tenure, claiming that the prime minister doubled the country’s debt compared to the 16 prime ministers who preceded him.
Revanth said that PM Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah believed only in the “Hum do.. Hamare do” approach and alleged that they were facilitating corruption and allowing the country’s wealth to be looted. He demanded the resignation of the SEBI chairperson and an ED investigation into the alleged scam.
The chief minister also targeted the BRS for remaining silent on the Hindenburg report. “We are least bothered if the BRS merges with the BJP. The important question is why is KCR not questioning the BJP and KTR not posting messages about this robbery on Twitter?” he asked. Alleging that the BRS was tacitly supporting the BJP, he demanded that the pink party clarify its stance on the JPC.
Responding to threats by BRS leaders that they would remove the statue of Rajiv Gandhi in front of the Secretariat, Revanth said: “No force will be able to remove the statue. If anyone touches the Rajiv Gandhi statue, they will end up receiving bruises on their back. Let them come forward and announce the date to remove the statue.”
He said that the government will install a statue of Telangana Talli in the Secretariat premises and unveil it on December 9, the birthday of Sonia Gandhi whom he described as the “living example of Telangana Talli”.
Show of strength at Cong protest
Revanth also rejected the protests being organised by the BRS demanding “full implementation of the crop loan waiver scheme” by saying that it was “hollow and false propaganda”. He asserted that his government was committed to addressing farmers’ issues.
The protest was also attended by former Union minister Salman Khurshid, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, TPCC working presidents Bomma Mahesh Kumar Goud, M Anjan Kumar Yadav, ministers and legislators.
