BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao seems more focused on predicting a grand comeback for his party than on facing the immediate political reality. During a PowerPoint presentation at Telangana Bhavan, KTR declared that the Bharat Rashtra Samithi would return to power within the next 500 days and that K. Chandrashekar Rao would once again become Chief Minister. But before dreaming about forming a government, perhaps KTR should first focus on the upcoming Jubilee Hills by-election.
At the HYDRA demolition exhibition, KTR launched a fiery attack on the current Congress government. He accused the Hyderabad Development Authority of sparing the rich while targeting the poor in its demolition drives. “HYDRA is demolishing the homes of the poor while turning a blind eye to the illegal constructions of ministers and influential people,” KTR claimed, insisting that his exhibition was meant to expose the injustice.
He went on to question why notices were not being issued to big political figures. Aiming at Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s administration, KTR said that not a single new development project had taken place since Congress came to power. According to him, Revanth’s government is busy demolishing rather than developing.
KTR even challenged HYDRA Commissioner Ranganath to demolish the houses of Ministers Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and Vivek, which he alleged fall within the FTL (Full Tank Level) zone. He also mentioned properties belonging to Revanth Reddy’s brother, Tirupathi Reddy, MLC Patnam Mahender Reddy, and Legislative Council Chairman Gutta Sukhender Reddy, questioning why no action was taken against them. “There seems to be one law for the poor and another for the powerful,” he said sarcastically.
He did not spare Rahul Gandhi either, asking why the Congress leader, who once condemned bulldozer politics in Uttar Pradesh, is silent when bulldozers are razing poor people’s homes in Telangana. “Revanth opposed demolitions while in opposition, yet now he has turned into the very thing he once criticised,” KTR remarked.
While his rhetoric made headlines, political observers say the BRS needs to focus on winning smaller battles before dreaming of sweeping the next state election. With the Jubilee Hills by-election approaching, the immediate challenge for KTR is to revive public trust and mobilise ground support. Government formation, as he envisions, might have to wait, but a victory in Jubilee Hills could be the first step toward that goal.
