Days after calling Modi ‘bada bhai’, Revanth Reddy stung by PM’s attack: ‘Unbecoming to criticise state govt’
Speaking to media persons later, Reddy said, “It is unbecoming of Modi to criticise the state government. Modi insulted Telangana and has no right to utter even a single word on Telangana.”
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy in Telangana. (PTI Photo)Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, who recently referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “bade bhai”, was livid as the PM targeted the Congress in the state. Modi, who is on a two-day tour of Telangana, while addressing a public meeting at Nagarkurnool Saturday morning, said that after the “maha loot” by the Bharat Rashtra Samiti, the “buri nazar” of Congress would destroy Telangana.
“Congress and BRS together have shattered every dream of development in Telangana. And now, the difficulty is that here, the Congress’s grip has tightened. First, the plunder by the BRS, and now, the evil eye of the Congress. It’s like falling from a well into a pit. For the Congress, even 5 years are enough to ruin the entire state,” Modi said.
Speaking to media persons later, Reddy said, “It is unbecoming of Modi to criticise the state government. Modi insulted Telangana and has no right to utter even a single word on Telangana.”
Earlier this month, on March 4, Reddy flew to Adilabad to welcome Modi, who had arrived to dedicate to the nation several development projects and lay the foundation stone for some new projects. Addressing Modi at an event there, Revanth, speaking in Hindi, referred to him as “bada bhai (elder brother)” while seeking support from the Centre to develop Telangana. “Hamare hisaab se Pradhan Mantri matlab bade bhai (According to us, Prime Minister means elder brother),” Revanth had said.
Reacting to the arrest of Bharat Rashtra Samiti MLC K Kavitha by the Enforcement Directorate a day earlier, Reddy said it was a drama being played by BRS and BJP. “Kavitha was arrested 24 hours before the Election Commission issued notification. The arrest is an election stunt. BRS is eyeing to gain sympathy votes from Kavitha’s arrest while BJP wants votes by taking credit for her arrest,” he said.
“K Chandrashekar Rao has not condemned the arrest and also no statement is released on his daughter’s arrest so far. What does KCR’s silence signify? Modi and ED arrived in Hyderabad the same day. BRS and BJP are staging political dramas only to damage the Congress politically. What is the strategy behind the silence of KCR and Modi? Telangana is watching the political drama,” he said.
He also said he worked hard in the 100 days since he took over as CM of the state. “Our government created history by filling 30,000 government jobs in three months. It has instilled confidence among the unemployed youth. Steps have been taken to disburse salaries to government employees on the first day of every month,” he said.
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