Telangana: BRS protests against unfulfilled promises of the government

Hyderabad: The BRS held massive protests in Telangana and also in the UK and Australia and accused the Congress government of failing to fulfil its 420 promises even after being in power for 420 days. On the call of BRS working president KT Rama Rao, party leaders and activists presented petitions before Mahatma Gandhi’s statues at various places and urged him to give wisdom to Congress leaders to fulfil their election promises. The protest, held on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary, pointed out several major welfare schemes including one tola gold for brides under Kalyana Lakshmi/Shaadi Mubarak, Rs 4,000 pension for senior citizens, Rs 15,000 per acre Raithu Bharosa Kisan Sahayata, unemployment benefit for youth and loan waiver for farmers. The BRS leaders criticised the Congress for failing to implement the six guarantees and alleged that the government was suppressing dissent by filing cases against party members who questioned its performance. In his post on Instagram, Rama Rao took a dig at Congress Lok Sabha leader Rahul Gandhi and reminded that today is the 420th day of Congress’ dishonest rule, which is riding on 420 election promises made to the people of Telangana, as well as fake guarantees, broken promises, false declarations and false affidavits. “Mahatma Gandhiji would have been ashamed to know how hopes are shattered and lies are sold unabated. There is no bigger deception than broken promises. The people of Telangana want answers from the AICC leadership,” he said. Across Telangana, senior BRS leaders led protests in various districts. At Langar Houz in Karwan constituency, former corporation chairman M Rajeev Sagar, Balraju Yadav, Imtiyaz Ahmed, Jeevan Singh, Sridhar Sagar, Chandrakant, Krishnadas, Masood and Santosh presented a petition at Gandhi’s statue. BRS spokesperson Krishnak Manne participated in a similar protest in Cantonment constituency, where he presented a booklet of 420 promises listing the unfulfilled commitments of the Congress.

In Miryalaguda, MLC MC Koti Reddy led the protest demanding the government to fulfil its promises. BRS leaders also submitted petitions at all the mandal headquarters in Nagarjunasagar constituency, terming it a fraudulent governance. Similar protests were held in Sangareddy, where MLA Chinta Prabhakar led the protest and former minister V Srinivas Goud submitted the petition at Mahbubnagar Clock Tower. In Ibrahimpatnam, former MLA Manchireddy Kishan Reddy and others urged the government to fulfil its promises citing the “spirit” of Gandhi. In Alwal circle, Malkajgiri MLA Marri Rajashekar Reddy paid tribute to Gandhi and submitted a petition demanding implementation of six guarantees for the welfare and development of the state. MLA KP Vivekanand led the protest in Qutubullapur and said it has been 420 days since the Congress made its 420 promises, yet none of the promises have been fulfilled. In Shadnagar, BRS youth leader Y Ravinder Yadav led a massive protest, claiming that people now regret voting for the Congress and are suffering due to the government’s inaction.
The protests went beyond Telangana, with NRI BRS members staging demonstrations in the UK and Australia. In London, NRI BRS UK president Naveen Reddy led a protest at Tower Bridge, where protesters held placards condemning the Congress government’s failure to implement its promises. A similar protest was held in front of the UK Parliament (Westminster), led by NRI BRS UK vice-president Ravi Kumar Rethineni, who accused the Congress of deceiving voters. In Australia, BRS supporters staged protests in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Adelaide, demanding that the Congress government fulfil its commitments. BRS leaders vowed to continue their agitation until the Congress government fulfils its promises. They warned that lack of action would lead to intense public outrage. They said the BRS would stand with the poor, farmers, students and unemployed youth and hold the ruling party accountable to its commitments.