The All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Rahul Gandhi continued his attack on caretaker Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, stating that he was being controlled by a remote at the Central government and mortagaged the interests of Telangana to continue his ‘Family rule’.

At separate election meetings held at Gadwal in Jogulamba Gadwal district and Tandur of Vikarabad district on Monday, he referred to KCR’s comment that he would take rest if TRS party is voted out in next elections and said it would be better for people if he takes rest. Unfortunately, he has built a farm house for taking rest while forgetting the 22 lakh double bedroom houses he promised to build. Less than 5,000 units have been built in the last four- and-half years, he said.

Mr. Gandhi said Mr. Rao had insulted people of Telangana, referring to his comments at a meeting in Adilabad wherein he apparently said that people are not mature enough to elect the right candidates.

“KCR doesn’t have any respect for anyone and he should apologise for his remarks,” he said.

Reminding the slogan of Telangana movement — Nellu, Nidhulu, Niyamakulu (water, funds and jobs), he said KCR has cheated people by enhancing the project costs for commissions. The Palamuru Ranga Reddy project, approved by the previous Congress regime was of about ₹ 10,000 crore. But TRS Government re-designed it and escalated the cost to ₹ 60,000 crore. Contractors got money but people did not get water, he alleged.

Mr. Gandhi said corruption and irregularities in Telangana projects have given KCR a new name — Khao Commission Rao. The surplus State of ₹ 17,000 crore has been burdened with debt of ₹ 2.5 lakh crore.

The TPCC chief N. Uttam Kumar Reddy promised that Vikarabad would be brought back under Charminar Zone and Vikarabad town would be developed as satellite city.