Hyderabad’s political arena is heating up as Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy unleashed a scathing attack on the Congress government in Telangana. Labeling the recent developments as deeply alarming, Reddy accused the ruling party of systematically murdering democracy in the state.
The minister’s fury was triggered by an alleged attack on the camp office of BJP MLA K Venkata Ramana Reddy in Kamareddy. What followed was even more shocking: BJP MPs, MLAs, and state president N Ramchander Rao were placed under house arrest. Reddy condemned these actions as a direct assault on democratic rights.
‘Shutting down leaders in their homes, especially when they wanted to stand with our MLA in Kamareddy, screams of an undeclared emergency,’ Reddy thundered. He claimed the Congress is rattled by BJP’s rising influence and is abusing state machinery for vendetta politics.
Reddy pointed out that political differences are natural in democracy, but stifling the opposition’s voice reveals the government’s intolerance. He slammed the baseless charges against the BJP MLA and the Congress leaders’ act of ramming a vehicle into the camp office gate, calling it a sign of crumbling law and order.
‘Law must be equal for all, yet Congress is weaponizing the police against political rivals,’ he asserted. Undeterred, Reddy vowed that BJP workers won’t bow to pressure and will amplify public issues louder than ever.
He demanded the immediate halt to political arrests and respect for democratic freedoms, warning that Telangana’s people would rise to protect democracy if ignored.
Echoing this, Union Home Minister of State Bandi Sanjay Kumar decried the ‘illegal’ arrest of Ramchander Rao, who was heading to meet the MLA and families affected by Bansawada violence. Sanjay accused Congress and AIMIM of taking law into their own hands, turning the state into a ‘police raj’ instead of ‘praja palan’.
‘BJP fears no threats or arrests. Workers, stand firm and expose this bias,’ Sanjay urged, signaling a protracted battle ahead in Telangana’s turbulent politics.