Hyderabad: B Mahesh Kumar Goud, the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president, criticized ‘Operation Kagaar’. He accused the Union government of using it to transfer forest and mineral resources to corporations.
At the reopening of the CPI’s Makdoom Bhavan office, Goud highlighted that the government ignored peace talks from Maoists and launched harsh operations. These actions, he claimed, led to the deaths of women and children. After speaking against Operation Kagaar at a conference, he was labeled as an “urban Naxal” and “anti-national.”
The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee chief raised issues with the Election Commission. He argued that it favors certain individuals. In Bihar, votes were removed due to surname errors, benefiting one party. This issue is currently in the Supreme Court. He supported the INDIA bloc’s protest against this process and called for democratic unity.
Goud criticized the BJP-led Centre for weakening constitutional bodies. He claimed the BJP has undermined institutions like the Election Commission. Honest officials face political pressure, he noted.
He pointed out broken employment promises by the BJP. The Prime Minister promised two crore jobs, but instead, existing jobs are vanishing, and public sectors are privatized.
Goud urged unity among secular and democratic forces. He called for collaboration to protect the nation’s future and defend people’s rights and democracy.
He also honored poet-revolutionary Makhdoom Mohiuddin. Makhdoom was known for his connection with Singareni coal mine workers. Alongside Baddam Ella Reddy and Venkat Reddy, he advocated for armed resistance against oppression. Makhdoom’s talents extended beyond poetry; he was a skilled stage actor who translated George Bernard Shaw’s plays into Urdu.
