Alleging that the Congress party used minorities for votes, BRS working president KT Rama Rao claimed that Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao values secularism more than any other leader. KTR addressed minority community leaders in Hyderabad and mentioned that states like Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, and Karnataka have the highest Muslim population. He emphasized that the BRS government under KCR provides the highest budget for minorities and ensures that people from minority communities live confidently.
KTR urged people to support KCR, who has allocated the highest budget for minority welfare, established educational institutions for minorities, and worked for the welfare of all without religious, regional, or caste discrimination. He criticized the Congress by pointing out that the first government under Jawaharlal Nehru was formed with the support of RSS leader Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi also received support from the RSS during their terms.
Rao stated that the Congress in Telangana is functioning under RSS leader Revanth Reddy. He mentioned that former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh questioned why an RSS leader was made the party chief in Telangana. Rao accused the Congress of failing to deliver and claimed that the country is still in poverty as a result.
Regarding the saffron party, KTR highlighted that KCR was the only leader who referred to PM Modi as a fascist after he assumed office in 2014. He mentioned how KCR criticized Modi for not respecting democratic governments and merging Telangana’s five mandals with Andhra Pradesh.
Referring to Bandi Sanjay’s statement about mosques and Shivlings, KTR urged people to reject leaders like Sanjay. He praised Hyderabad for being an example of peacekeeping and harmony, with no incidents of communal disturbances or lynching unlike states ruled by opposition parties. He appreciated the Muslim community for postponing Milad-un-Nabi processions that coincided with the Ganesh festival, showcasing Hyderabad’s Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb.
KTR concluded by stating that no other leader values secularism like KCR and appealed to people to vote for BRS and make KCR a hat-trick CM.
