‘Ye rishta kya kehlata hai’: Bail to Kavitha sets off BJP, BRS, Congress war of jibes

The post ostensibly refers to Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who had initially appeared for Kavitha following her arrest in March, and is the Congress’s Rajya Sabha candidate from Telangana.

BRS MLC Madhusudhan Chary lashed out at Kumar and other BJP leaders, saying that they were ridiculing the ruling of the Supreme Court. “The SC has clearly indicated that there was no need to keep Kavitha behind bars as the investigation is over. BJP leaders are trying to mislead people by making false statements,” he said.

BRS working president K T Rama Rao said it was highly unbecoming of an MP and Union Minister to cast aspersions on the Supreme Court. “I respectfully urge the Chief Justice of India and the respected Supreme Court to take cognizance of these comments and initiate contempt proceedings.”

Speaking to the media, BJP spokesperson N V Subhash also asked if bail for Kavitha and the BRS support for the Congress’s Rajya Sabha candidate were linked. “People will certainly ask ‘ye rishta kya kehlata hai’ after Kavitha got bail today with generous help of ‘experienced Congress lawyers’, and KCR supporting Congress in the Rajya Sabha elections. This is a blatant quid pro quo operation that is out in the open.  The question is, will KCR do ‘shatang dandavat’ in front of Sonia Amma and merge his defeated and deflated BRS into Congress for good?” he said.

“Those who have accused BJP of aligning with BRS can now open their eyes and see what is happening in Telangana politics and ask CM Revanth Reddy’s government why various scams have not been investigated. If this is not deceiving the people’s mandate, what is?” Subhash said.

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee working president Mahesh Kumar Goud alleged that Kavitha got bail because BRS agreed to merge with the BJP. Goud claimed that BRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao’s son K T Rama Rao and nephew T Harish Rao had camped in New Delhi and held talks with BJP leaders regarding bail to Kavitha.

BRS leader and former minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav dismissed Goud’s claim as bogus. “Congress leaders are talking without reading the bail order and the SC observations that she received unfair treatment,” he said.

BRS leader Dr Sravan Dasoju meanwhile said the observations made by the court vindicate the party’s stand that the allegations against Kavitha are politically motivated. “The bail order is a triumph of truth and justice. The court’s observations during the hearing were crucial in highlighting the unfair treatment meted out to Kavitha,” he said.