Telangana Rashtra Samithi on Sunday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party was having secret ties with the YSR Congress party in the ensuing by-elections.
Talking to reporters at Telangana Bhavan, TRS MLA K Tarakarama Rao questioned the BJP’s silence over the arrest of Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy. He said that BJP leader Sushma Swaraj in her by-elections campaign in Parkal constituency did not speak a word either about Jagan’s arrest or YSRC’s Parkal candidate Konda Surekha although she criticised all other political parties. He said Sushma Swaraj’s speeches clearly indicate that the BJP was having some secret understanding with the YSRC.
Tarakarama Rao also alleged that the BJP has fielded its candidate from Parkal constituency only to split the pro-Telangana votes which otherwise would have come in favour of TRS. He said this was done to ensure Konda Surekha’s victory in the by-elections.
The Sircilla MLA said that although the BJP was contesting from 12 constituencies in the by-elections, all its national leaders have participated in campaign only in the Parkal constituency. He said BJP’s State President G Kishan Reddy too have campaigned in Parkal for 10-days while ignoring all other seats. He alleged that BJP was favouring YSRC on the directions of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy.
The TRS leader also ridiculed the BJP leaders’ remarks on the political strength of Telangana Rashtra Samithi by referring it as a two-MP party. He said TRS lone MP, K Chandrasekhar Rao, forced the Centre to make an announcement in favour of Telangana on December 9, 2009. Therefore, he said the TRS was capable of achieving statehood for the Telangana region.
–Agencies