Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said BJP can come to power in Telangana when it had won as many as 22 States, including the north-eastern States except Mizoram. “We will sweep the elections in Karnataka and Telangana,” he added.
He was addressing a public meeting held to mark the valedictory of the nine-day padayatra demanding reopening of Nizam Sugar Factory at Mutyampet in Jagityal and Mumbojipally in Medak district, on Sunday evening. “The Left front has remained in Kerala and that too has been developing cracks. Till recently, we did not have a single MLA in the north-eastern States. When we could beat the Left front that ruled Tripura for five consecutive terms, it will not be a difficult task to capture power in Telangana,” he said. Lauding the partymen and leaders Yendala Laxminarayana and Dharmapuri Aravind, who led the padayatra, he said it was not easy to travel 140 km on foot covering several villages for the cause of workers. “It was we who extended an assistance of ₹5,500 crore to reopen the Ramagundam Fertiliser Factory. We are also planning to revive the IDPL in Hyderabad and a jute mill at Nirmal that were closed down during the Congress rule. We will also help reopen the NSF units if the Chief Minister, K. Chandrasekhar Rao, comes forward with a proposal and meet the Prime Minister in Delhi,” said the Union Minister. MLC M. Ramchander Rao, former MLA Laxminarayana, party leaders Raghunandan Rao and Aravind also spoke. BJP district president P. Ganga Reddy presided over the meeting.
