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Hyderabad: BJP Telangana president N. Ramchander Rao said the “overwhelming public response” to the party’s campaign clearly indicated a decisive victory in the Jubilee Hills byelection. He said voters had seen through the “corruption and failures” of the Congress and BRS and were ready to bid farewell to their misrule.Addressing a public meeting at Vengal Raonagar, Ramchander Rao averred that Hyderabad’s growth had stagnated under successive Congress and BRS governments. “Filthy drains, overflowing manholes and roads that turn into rivers after a brief rain — this is their legacy,” he rued.The BJP leader accused Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and former minister K.T. Rama Rao of jointly pushing Hyderabad into decline. “In its 23 months in power, the Congress government has not fulfilled even one of its six guarantees or its 420 promises,” he said. “Schemes like unemployment benefits, fee reimbursements, gold for weddings, scooters and cash aid for women, Indiramma housing and international schools remain only on paper,” he alleged.Asserting that genuine progress was possible only under BJP leadership, he appealed to voters to elect the BJP candidate, Lanka Deepak Reddy, and ensure a resounding victory in Jubilee Hills.BJP Rajya Sabha MP and OBC Morcha president Dr K. Laxman, addressing the gathering, claimed that Congress was facing certain defeat and venting its frustration at the BJP. He accused both Congress and BRS of stalling Telangana’s progress by failing to deliver on promises such as farm loan waivers, job creation and women’s welfare.He said the Modi government had sanctioned over Rs.12 lakh crore to Telangana for infrastructure, roads, railways and education, and declared that only a “double-engine BJP government” could guarantee lasting development.Congress, BRS, MIM running vote-bank politics: BandiUnion minister of state for home Bandi Sanjay Kumar accused the Congress leadership of turning the Jubilee Hills byelection campaign into a religious contest, ignoring development issues that truly affect the constituency.Sanjay claimed the real fight was between the BJP and Congress, criticising what he termed “opportunistic alliances” between the Congress, AIMIM and the BRS. He alleged that government agencies had ignored complaints about the mysterious death of Jubilee Hills MLA Maganti Gopinath and alleged that Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao were eyeing the late MLA’s properties.“If the Chief Minister has courage and integrity, let him order a thorough probe into Gopinath’s death,” Sanjay said, showing copies of what he claimed were official complaints regarding the case. He also questioned the nomination of Gopinath’s wife, Maganti Sunitha, as the BRS candidate, calling it part of a “larger conspiracy” to usurp family assets.Sanjay alleged that Congress, in collusion with AIMIM and BRS, was pursuing vote-bank politics by offering cash and appliances to Muslim voters. He appealed to Hindu voters to “show their strength” by voting for the BJP.He also questioned the source of K.T. Rama Rao’s wealth and accused him of neglecting grassroots development. Sanjay criticised the Congress government for demolishing Hindu homes under the guise of urban renewal while sparing illegal structures with alleged minority links.
