Join hands with Gandhi family to defeat BJP: Telangana CM

Addressing the Chintan Baithak of the Congress Party on the banks of the famous Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, Revanth Reddy vowed to stop the BJP in Telangana. He appealed to all followers of Mahatma Gandhi’s ideology to stand by Rahul Gandhi in the continuous fight against the Modi government. “All of us should defeat Godse’s descendants and PM Modi. I am going back from here with a hope to empower farmers, women, and youth as discussed in the CWC meeting,” a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office quoted him as saying.

He pointed out that Mahatma Gandhi fought many struggles against the British for over 30 years, including Dandi Satyagraha. “British rulers never assaulted Mahatma Gandhi, but within six months of independence to India, Godse killed him,” he said. He also criticized Prime Minister Modi for promising two crore jobs every year. “Eleven years have passed, and the Centre should provide more than 20 crore jobs till date. Only PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have got the jobs,” he remarked.

Furthermore, he slammed the Modi government for introducing “black laws” against the farmers. He recalled that the entire farming community in the country fought against the draconian laws for 14 to 15 months, but the Central government did not invite the farmers for talks. He claimed that the Congress government in Telangana fulfilled Rahul Gandhi's promises by waiving off Rs 21,000 crore farm loans and providing significant relief to 25 lakh farmers in just 10 months of assuming power. He noted that the Congress government also conducted a caste census as promised by Rahul Gandhi.

Finally, he mentioned that the Telangana region was liberated from Nizam’s rule under the leadership of the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the first Home Minister Vallabhbhai Patel. “It is the reason Telangana people are maintaining a relationship with Gujarat people and the descendants of Vallabhbhai Patel. Vallabhbhai Patel liberated Telangana and Sonia Gandhi accorded statehood to Telangana,” he said.