Hyderabad: BRS Working President K.T. Rama Rao alleged that Congress violence Jubilee Hills began less than 24 hours after the bypoll result. He condemned the attack on a BRS worker and said the Congress leadership must take responsibility for the assault.
KTR links Congress violence Jubilee Hills to post-result tensions
KTR visited Rakesh, the injured BRS worker from Rahmathnagar, and said Congress supporters launched the attack soon after the party’s win. Moreover, he stated that the incident exposed the party’s “rowdy behaviour,” which he claimed Telangana voters were already noticing. He assured that every BRS worker would receive full protection and support during any crisis.
He said the BRS governed for ten years and won several bypolls and local body elections without targeting opposition workers. In contrast, he alleged that Congress used bogus votes, intimidation and cash distribution to secure the Jubilee Hills victory. He added that despite those actions, the party’s vote share fell only by 5,000 compared to earlier elections, which he said showed the resilience of BRS supporters.
KTR asserted that the BRS would eventually reclaim Jubilee Hills. He said the constituency previously gave the party 80,000 votes, and even in the bypoll it secured 75,000 votes. Consequently, he described the Congress win as narrow and achieved through “manipulation.”
He also responded to Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s comment that he should “reduce arrogance.” According to him, the Congress victory procession on Friday night showed where arrogance actually lay. He said the BRS won many earlier bypolls when Congress even lost deposits, yet his party never mocked the Congress symbol or held such parades.
He remarked that the reaction to a single bypoll victory revealed the mindset of the ruling party. Furthermore, he said people would decide who displayed arrogance. He announced that he would meet Jubilee Hills leaders and workers on Tuesday to review the situation. He warned that if Congress did not stop what he described as violent behaviour, the public would respond appropriately.