Telangana’s corridors of power are buzzing with controversy as G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister for Coal and Mines, branded the Congress government democracy’s executioner. Addressing the media in Hyderabad, he painted a grim picture of the state’s authoritarian drift.
Central to his outrage: the mob attack on BJP MLA K Venkata Ramana Reddy’s Kamareddy camp, swiftly followed by detaining BJP stalwarts like state president N Ramchander Rao at home. Reddy denounced it as a frontal assault on political freedoms.
‘Confining lawmakers rushing to their colleague’s aid mirrors Emergency horrors,’ he said, attributing it to Congress’s desperation against BJP’s momentum. Rejecting public mandate, they’re stifling opposition through state coercion, Reddy argued.
He lambasted the frame-up of the MLA and Congress-orchestrated vandalism at the office, symptomatic of lawlessness. ‘Uniform application of law? Congress twists police into tools for targeting foes.’
Reddy reassured that BJP cadres are made of sterner stuff: ‘No fear from bullying; we’ll amplify public grievances fiercer.’ Demanding a stop to political imprisonments and adherence to rights, he warned of citizen-led defense of democracy.
Joining the chorus, Bandi Sanjay Kumar called Rao’s arrest ‘illegal,’ noting his intent to meet the MLA and Bansawada tragedy kin. ‘Punish assailants? No, jail the opposition—Congress-AIMIM’s lawlessness reigns, spawning police rule over people rule.’
‘BJP bows to no intimidation. Mobilize, back the hurt, reveal the favoritism,’ Sanjay commanded, positioning the party for a robust showdown against perceived tyranny.