BRS working president KT Rama Rao accused the Congress authorities and the BJP-led Centre of discriminating in opposition to Telangana in funds allocations and governance, demanded debates within the Assembly, and criticised probes, welfare cuts, and failure to fulfil funding guarantees
Published Date – 2 February 2026, 06:18 PM
Hyderabad: Holding the Congress authorities in Telangana and the BJP-led Centre accountable for discrimination in opposition to the State in funds allocations, BRS working president KT Rama Rao demanded a dialogue on the problem within the upcoming Assembly session. He additionally sought a debate on the investments promised in Telangana on the World Economic Forum in Davos.
In an off-the-cuff interplay with mediapersons right here on Monday, Rama Rao mentioned that since assuming workplace, the Congress authorities had didn’t ship tangible advantages and was as an alternative resorting to diversion politics via investigations concentrating on opposition leaders. Calling the extended questioning of BRS president and former Chief Minister Ok Chandrashekhar Rao an try and create a media spectacle fairly than uncover info, he mentioned the heavy police deployment throughout the inquiry was supposed to shift public focus away from prevailing points.
“The Congress is more interested in deriving political mileage rather than uncovering the truth. The phone-tapping case is baseless, which has been proved in courts repeatedly,” he mentioned, additionally elevating robust objection to Hyderabad Police Commissioner and SIT chief VC Sajjanar referring to the phone-tapping case as ‘illegal’. Courts, and not police officers, should decide legality, he mentioned, cautioning officers in opposition to making public statements that might be seen as prejudging the problem. He asserted that investigations ought to stay inside constitutional limits to protect public confidence.
Rama Rao declared that makes an attempt to harass Chandrashekhar Rao had been an affront to Telangana’s self-respect and that the BRS wouldn’t be intimidated by investigations or political stress. The authorities’s failures would in the end be answered via democratic means, he mentioned, reiterating that the get together would proceed to combat relentlessly for Telangana’s rights and dignity.
Thanking get together staff for large-scale protests throughout the State, the BRS working president mentioned demonstrations in over 12,000 villages, together with burning of effigies in round 7,000 villages, mirrored widespread dissatisfaction in opposition to the federal government. The public mobilisation was akin to the Telangana Statehood motion, with folks visibly offended over administrative collapse and erosion of their confidence within the authorities.
“Yesterday’s protests were not mere political rallies, but a spontaneous public response, where people in villages had voluntarily participated to express their dissatisfaction against the ruling Congress,” he added.
Listing three core failures of the State authorities, Rama Rao pointed to alleged mismanagement of the Samakka-Sarakka Jatara at Medaram, deterioration in regulation and order with rising crimes, and neglect of pure sources together with land, water our bodies and coal reserves.
“The mismanagement at Medaram was so severe that public anger spilled over into vandalism, which is a telling example of the present regime’s incompetence,” he mentioned.
He additionally blamed the federal government for failing to safeguard Telangana’s pursuits in Krishna river water disputes and yielding floor to the Centre and neighbouring States. He warned that tasks like Banakacherla and Nallamala Sagar may completely hurt the State with out corrective motion.
On the Singareni coal tender controversy, the previous Minister demanded an impartial probe, monitored by a central company or a sitting choose, into the irregularities in tender processes. He dismissed inside committees as missing credibility. He additionally raised concern that officers performing in opposition to alleged land encroachments had been being transferred, calling it an indication of political interference in administration.
Turning to nationwide points, Rama Rao mentioned the Union Budget ignored Hyderabad’s strengths in life sciences and prescription drugs whereas allocating funds elsewhere. He argued that reductions in rural employment allocations and subsidies would damage extraordinary residents and accused the Centre of adopting Telangana’s welfare fashions with out extending proportional financial assist.
Questioning Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s frequent journeys to Delhi, the BRS working president requested what concrete advantages had accrued to the State, citing pending calls for such because the mega powerloom cluster and infrastructure tasks. Announcements of rail hall tasks had been being projected as particular help regardless of being a part of routine nationwide planning, he mentioned, additionally searching for readability on funding commitments introduced at Davos. He urged the federal government to position a white paper earlier than the Assembly detailing what number of tasks had truly materialised. He acknowledged that repeated claims with out seen outcomes had been eroding public belief.
Responding to criticism from Union Minister G Kishan Reddy and TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud, Rama Rao challenged them to spell out their contributions to Telangana’s growth. He dismissed allegations of Mahesh Kumar Goud branding the BRS a “blackmail party” as baseless and mentioned the ruling get together ought to as an alternative deal with fulfilling its electoral guarantees.
“People are watching closely and will judge the government’s performance at the ballot box,” he mentioned. Ahead of municipal elections, he mentioned the BRS would marketing campaign on native governance points and carry out strongly throughout the State.
