HYDERABAD: While exuding confidence of winning Dubbak seat with a bigger majority this time, TRS working president KT Rama Rao said he would not be surprised if both Congress and BJP candidates not even securing their deposits in the November 3 by-election.
He said people had been supporting the TRS in every election in the state. “We have information that some senior Congress leaders will join other parties after the elections, including a leader who has become a political commentator (indirectly referring to Revanth Reddy),” KTR said during an interaction with mediapersons at Telangana Bhavan on Wednesday.
He slammed state BJP president Bandi Sanjay and other leaders for using objectionable language against the TRS and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao over Siddipet money seizure issue. “For every scheme being implemented by the state government like Aasara pension, KCR Kits, 2BHK housing and other schemes, BJP claims the scheme money has been funded by the Centre except Siddipet money. The state Bharatiya Janata Party chief did not come for an open debate on the schemes and central assistance when minister T Harish Rao threw a challenge to him,” KTR said.
He said the BJP had lost in 105 constituencies of 119 assembly segments in the 2018 elections. “The BJP is more in the social media than in the society (with people) and solely depending on ‘WhatsApp’ university by resorting to false propaganda against the government on various issues,” he said. On whether KCR would campaign in Dubbak, he said the TRS had won the Huzurnagar by-election with a massive majority without KCR’s campaign. “I don’t think there is any need for it. However, the TRS president will take a final call on it,” he said.
He said Dubbak election campaign responsibility was given to Harish Rao. “Since Harish Rao is district in-charge minister, the party leadership has given him responsibility. Any credit will go to him for taking party candidate towards victory,” KTR said.
He slammed state BJP president Bandi Sanjay and other leaders for using objectionable language against the TRS and CM K Chandrasekhar Rao during Dubbak election campaign