HYDERABAD: Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy said on Monday that PM Narendra Modi and Union minister Amit Shah, who were “using CBI, I-T and ED” to intimidate opposition leaders, have now started to “use even Delhi Police to win elections”. The CM’s retort came minutes after Delhi Police served notices on him and four other Congress members over an alleged doctored video of Shah.
Revanth has been targeting BJP govt’s policies and had called Modi “a cobra” three days ago at a public meeting in Zahirabad Lok Sabha constituency. He used the word “cobra” to drive home his claim that Modi holds grudges and would make farmers pay for compelling him to retract the three contentious farm laws and for apologising to them.
When Delhi Police arrived in Hyderabad, the TPCC president was away, campaigning in Sedam, in Karnataka’s Gulbarga Lok Sabha constituency, along with AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi. “I just received information from Telangana Congress office (Gandhi Bhavan) in Hyderabad that Delhi Police came to arrest me. But no one is getting scared here. A befitting reply will be given to the notices… I appeal to people of Karnataka and Telangana to unite, defeat BJP in LS polls and show them that we are not scared,” he said.
“This election is between Karnataka and Gujarat. Kharge is your ‘dhartiputra’ (son of the soil). Sonia Gandhi has made him AICC president. The time has come for you to stand by him. People of Gujarat stood by Modi and Shah and gave them all 26 MP seats in Gujarat in 2019. Now, people of Karnataka should give at least 26 of the 28 Lok Sabha seats to Congress in Karnataka,” he said.
“Congress’ Rahul Gandhi walked for over 4,000 km, from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, following which Congress came to power in Karnataka and Telangana. Congress govts in Karnataka and Telangana have implemented five guarantees each in their respective states,” Revanth said.
“People of Karnataka had given BJP 25 of 28 Lok Sabha seats in 2019, one each to JD(S) and an independent supported by BJP. But what have BJP, Modi and Shah given to Karnataka? They have not solved the drinking water problem in Bengaluru and Congress govt had to go to Supreme Court to get its due share of central funds. Now, if you vote for BJP, SCs, STs and OBCs will lose their reservation. If Congress is voted to office, reservation will continue even for minorities. In fact, OBC reservation will go up based on their population,” the CM added.
Congress advocate Ramachandra Reddy received Delhi Police notices and sought 15 days to reply. He asked Delhi Police to provide a copy of the FIR. “The video could have been fabricated in BJP’s video factory. People of Telangana are smart and will teach Modi and Shah a lesson,” TPCC senior vice president G Niranjan said.
When Delhi Police reached Hyderabad, the TPCC chief was away, campaigning in Sedam, Karnataka, along with AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi
Revanth has been targeting BJP govt’s policies and had called Modi “a cobra” three days ago at a public meeting in Zahirabad Lok Sabha constituency. He used the word “cobra” to drive home his claim that Modi holds grudges and would make farmers pay for compelling him to retract the three contentious farm laws and for apologising to them.
When Delhi Police arrived in Hyderabad, the TPCC president was away, campaigning in Sedam, in Karnataka’s Gulbarga Lok Sabha constituency, along with AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi. “I just received information from Telangana Congress office (Gandhi Bhavan) in Hyderabad that Delhi Police came to arrest me. But no one is getting scared here. A befitting reply will be given to the notices… I appeal to people of Karnataka and Telangana to unite, defeat BJP in LS polls and show them that we are not scared,” he said.
“This election is between Karnataka and Gujarat. Kharge is your ‘dhartiputra’ (son of the soil). Sonia Gandhi has made him AICC president. The time has come for you to stand by him. People of Gujarat stood by Modi and Shah and gave them all 26 MP seats in Gujarat in 2019. Now, people of Karnataka should give at least 26 of the 28 Lok Sabha seats to Congress in Karnataka,” he said.
“Congress’ Rahul Gandhi walked for over 4,000 km, from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, following which Congress came to power in Karnataka and Telangana. Congress govts in Karnataka and Telangana have implemented five guarantees each in their respective states,” Revanth said.
“People of Karnataka had given BJP 25 of 28 Lok Sabha seats in 2019, one each to JD(S) and an independent supported by BJP. But what have BJP, Modi and Shah given to Karnataka? They have not solved the drinking water problem in Bengaluru and Congress govt had to go to Supreme Court to get its due share of central funds. Now, if you vote for BJP, SCs, STs and OBCs will lose their reservation. If Congress is voted to office, reservation will continue even for minorities. In fact, OBC reservation will go up based on their population,” the CM added.
Congress advocate Ramachandra Reddy received Delhi Police notices and sought 15 days to reply. He asked Delhi Police to provide a copy of the FIR. “The video could have been fabricated in BJP’s video factory. People of Telangana are smart and will teach Modi and Shah a lesson,” TPCC senior vice president G Niranjan said.
When Delhi Police reached Hyderabad, the TPCC chief was away, campaigning in Sedam, Karnataka, along with AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi