Hyderabad’s Law and Order in Crisis: 28 Murders in 30 Days Highlight Growing Violence Under Congress Rule
Hyderabad, 14 September 2024 :- BRS working president KT Rama Rao launched a fierce criticism of the Congress government in Telangana, accusing Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of fostering lawlessness and violence in the capital city. Addressing the media after visiting BRS MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy’s residence, which was attacked by a Congress mob led by MLA Arekapudi Gandhi, Rao condemned the lawlessness in broad daylight, blaming the current state of affairs on the incompetence of the Chief Minister.
Rama Rao expressed concern over the escalating violence in Hyderabad, citing 28 murders in the last 30 days as proof of the deteriorating law and order situation. He held the Chief Minister, who also oversees the home ministry, responsible for failing to maintain peace, questioning his capability to remain in office given his frequent trips to New Delhi.
Rao also defended Kaushik Reddy’s questioning of Gandhi’s political affiliations, reiterating his concerns. He alleged that Revanth Reddy is employing tactics to distract the public from pressing issues and attempting to manage headlines. According to Rao, Revanth Reddy will be remembered as the most inept leader in the state’s history.
Comparing Revanth Reddy to past leaders like N Chandrababu Naidu, Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, N Kiran Kumar Reddy, and K Rosaiah, Rama Rao emphasized that Hyderabad had enjoyed a decade of peace under BRS governance. He further accused Revanth Reddy of holding a grudge against the people of Hyderabad for their overwhelming support of BRS during the last assembly elections, where Congress failed to secure any seats.
Rama Rao claimed that Revanth was resorting to coercive measures, such as demolitions, to undermine the BRS’s accomplishments. He stressed that during the BRS rule, there were no Andhra-Telangana disputes, unlike the divisions the Congress was allegedly trying to create for political advantage.
The BRS leader vowed that his party would continue to hold the Congress accountable for failing to deliver on its promises. He demanded action against the police officers who reportedly escorted the mob that attacked Kaushik Reddy’s residence, questioning what could have happened if family members had been harmed.
Rao also criticized the police for allegedly attempting to harass senior BRS leaders, including T Harish Rao, but noted that public support had prevented such efforts.
Touching on the High Court’s directive for action against defected MLAs, Rao revealed that Kaushik Reddy had played a key role in filing disqualification petitions against Congress turncoats such as Danam Nagender, Tellam Venkatrao, and Kadiam Srihari. He expressed gratitude to the judiciary for this intervention.
In his final remarks, Rama Rao recalled that Revanth Reddy had once declared that defecting MLAs should be punished severely. He linked the recent attack on Kaushik Reddy’s home to Gandhi’s appointment as Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman, interpreting the incident as a retaliation for questioning Congress’s commitment to democratic values.
