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The run for the Jubilee Hills Assembly by-election has turned progressively bitter with leaders of the Congress, BJP, and BRS trading idiosyncratic barbs and accusations of “betraying Telangana.”
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy continued his onslaught connected Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy, personally blaming him of deliberately creating roadblocks for Telangana’s improvement by withholding Central clearances for large projects, including the Hyderabad Metro Rail expansion. He alleged that Mr. Kishan Reddy is “saving KTR and KCR” successful the E-Formula case, Kaleshwaram, and telephone tapping cases arsenic a portion of the larger statement betwixt some the BRS and BJP.
Recalling the camaraderie erstwhile shared betwixt precocious P. Janardhan Reddy and Marri Shashidhar Reddy, Mr. Revanth Reddy quipped that portion they were “good brothers” who fought for Hyderabad’s growth, Mr. KTR and Mr. Kishan Reddy person turned into ‘bad brothers’, moving against Telangana’s interests.
The exchanges betwixt Mr. Revanth Reddy and K.T. Rama Rao person besides grown progressively acrimonious, with some leaders resorting to idiosyncratic attacks and utilizing connection that radical judge arsenic “below the belt.”
Adding to the controversy, Union Minister Bandi Sanjay brought a communal code to the campaign, questioning the Chief Minister’s determination to deterioration a skull cap, worn by Muslims, during an event. “Will Muslim leaders chant Hindu mantras oregon travel our customs for votes?” helium asked, intensifying the BJP’s communal plank successful the constituency, which has a important Muslim elector base.
Meanwhile, Mr. Kishan Reddy targeted Congress Minister Mohd. Azharuddin, raising questions astir his “credentials” and recalling the match-fixing ungraded that tainted the cricketer’s past, and the Congress party’s abrupt determination to name him arsenic the Minister. The remarks drew disapproval for being unsavoury and unnecessary during an predetermination campaign.
The BRS excessively stepped up its violative with Mr. Harish Rao and KTR making idiosyncratic remarks against the Chief Minister and his brothers, terming them arsenic ‘looters’. The CM retaliated by dragging MLC K. Kavitha, present distanced from the KCR family, and asking them to respond to her claims of ‘looting’ successful the Kaleshwaram project.
BRS campaigner Maganti Sunita besides recovered herself astatine the receiving extremity of idiosyncratic attacks from Congress leaders. Remarks made by immoderate Ministers astir her breaking down successful nationalist were condemned arsenic being successful mediocre taste, though the BRS managed to crook the incidental to summation sympathetic media coverage.
As the rhetoric escalates, the run has besides taken a communal crook with the BJP accusing the Chief Minister of appeasing minorities and asking if helium is “not acrophobic astir Hindus.” The code of attacks has reached specified levels that the BRS has sought deployment of cardinal forces for ensuring just polling.
