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Hyderabad, November 14 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday said the massive victory of the Congress party in the Jubilee Hills by-election is a public endorsement of the performance of the Congress government in the last two years.
While congratulating the Congress leaders and workers for the victory, he told the media persons that with this victory the responsibility of his government has increased.
He said the performance of the Congress party was impressive as it got 51 per cent votes while BRS got only 38 per cent votes and BJP got only 8 per cent votes and its deposits were forfeited.
He said that people are closely watching the two-year rule of the Congress Party and they have expressed their confidence by giving this big mandate.
The Chief Minister, along with Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, state Congress chief Mahesh Kumar Gaur and state ministers, congratulated Naveen Yadav on winning the by-election.
CM Revanth Reddy said the Congress government will focus on the state’s development, public welfare and increasing the state’s revenue. He sought cooperation from both BRS and BJP for this.
Saying that the state government is planning to develop Hyderabad as a global city, he invited Union Minister G Kishan Reddy to the state secretariat to discuss the projects pending approval from the Center and central funds to the state.
The Chief Minister questioned Kishan Reddy for not cooperating in getting central funds to the state government. He suggested that Deputy CM Bhatti Vikramarka should review the pending projects and central funds and submit a report to the MPs.
“We are preparing plans for metro rail extension, elevated corridor, Musi project, solving traffic problems and raising Godavari water to Hyderabad,” the CM said. He alleged that BRS was hindering development by spreading rumors on social media. He said the opposition created hurdles in the Hydra and Musi projects.
Highlighting the poor performance of BRS and BJP parties in the by-elections, the CM said that Kishan Reddy took the responsibility of the BJP candidate’s victory, but he got only 17,000 votes. Now, the Union Minister should change his behavior as the by-poll results are like a warning before an earthquake, he said, adding, “If the Union Minister does not change his behaviour, the BJP will be in political shock in future. Kishan Reddy should analyze the results and cooperate for the development of Telangana.”
CM Revanth Reddy also suggested that KTR and Harish should mend their ways. He said, “KTR’s arrogance and Harish Rao’s jealous attitude should change at least now. Power is not permanent for anyone. People gave a clear verdict to Congress in 2023 with 39.5 per cent votes. Our vote share increased to 41 per cent in the Lok Sabha elections. Now, people blessed us with 51 per cent votes in Jubilee Hills. The total votes polled by Congress are more than the votes polled by BRS and BJP combined.”
He refused to answer any questions about BRS president and former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), saying it was not appropriate to criticize a leader who is not currently active in politics and who is suffering from health problems.
Revanth Reddy also commented that Harish Rao and KTR were competing to claim KCR’s chair.
–IANS
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