New Delhi: Ahead of the upcoming elections in Telangana next month, Congress Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi made a strong statement on Wednesday. Gandhi claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is favouring the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) to secure victory in the state elections.
Gandhi emphasised what he considers a conspicuous sign of an alliance between the BJP and the BRS, highlighting the lack of ongoing investigations against Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao by investigative agencies, even though cases have been filed against several opposition leaders.
“In Telangana, there is a fight between BRS and Congress in the elections. We have sidelined and defeated the BJP. But remember that the BJP wants BRS to win in Telangana. They are working together. And the AIMIM is also involved in this coalition,” Rahul Gandhi said while addressing a public meeting in Telangana’s Mulugu.
#WATCH | Mulugu: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi says, "In Telangana, there is a fight between BRS & Congress in the elections. We have sidelined the BJP. But the BJP wants BRS to win in Telangana. They are working together…In the Parliament House BRS did whatever the BJP wanted…"… pic.twitter.com/oIUmR0M9vp
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Pointing out examples of how the BJP and the BRS work together in national politics, Rahul said that the BRS supported the BJP in the Farmers Bill when it was passed in Parliament as well as the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill.
“In the Parliament House, BRS did whatever the BJP wanted. They have supported the BJP in the Farmers Bill, the GST Bill. So remember that these three parties are working together to defeat the Congress party,” Rahul Gandhi claimed.
Rahul Gandhi claimed that the most glaring proof of this secretive alliance between the BJP and the BRS is that there is no ongoing inquiry against Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao by any investigative agency, though cases have been filed against several opposition leaders.
“The biggest proof of this joint cooperation between the BJP and the BRS is that there is no enquiry against the Telangana Chief Minister by the CBI, ED or the Income Tax,” Rahul Gandhi said.
“Cases have been filed against every leader of the opposition, I have 24 cases filed against me, they have taken away my house, disqualified my Lok Sabha membership, but their is no case against your Chief Minister. If you cast your vote for BRS it will be for BJP,” he added.
#WATCH | Mulugu: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi says, "CBI or ED has not filed any case against Telangana CM. Cases have been filed against every leader of the opposition but your CM…If you cast your vote for BRS it will be for BJP…" #RahulGandhi pic.twitter.com/iiPXkGly2j
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The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on October 9 that the Telangana Assembly polls are scheduled to be held on November 30. The counting of votes will be done on December 3.
Telangana is set to witness a triangular contest between the BJP, the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi, and the Congress in the upcoming assembly election.
In the previous Assembly election held in 2018, BRS managed to win 88 seats out of 119 and had a dominant vote share of 47.4 percent. Congress came in a distant second with 19 seats. Its vote share was 28.7 percent.
(With ANI Inputs)