Revanth Reddy refutes Eatala’s allegation of congress accepting Rs 25 crore from BRS for bypoll

BY MADHU SHARMA

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president A Revanth Reddy had burst into tears because he had realised that he had no chances of becoming the chief minister of the state but not because of the allegation made against him by Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Eatala Rajender.

This was stated by state BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar, while speaking to reporters after paying homage to the Basaveshwara statue at Tank Bund on Sunday.

“What is wrong in Eatala’s comment that Bharat Rashtra Samithi president and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had paid a bribe of Rs 25 crore to the Congress party in the Munugode by-elections? In fact, I have been saying this for a long time and the Congress leaders themselves are openly talking about it,” Sanjay pointed out.

Reacting to Revanth Reddy’s demand for a proof for Eatala’s allegations, the BJP president said it was an open secret. “Even senior journalist Rajdeep Sardesai said KCR had offered to bear the election expenditure of all the opposition parties in the country if he is made the chairman of the opposition front. Did anybody ask for proof for this?” he asked.

Sanjay, however, said there was no surprise if Revanth Reddy had felt bad and burst into tears. “Yes, he is feeling sad, but for what? He wants to become the chief minister but now he has realised that his dream cannot be fulfilled as the alliance between the Congress and the BRS is imminent,” he said.

Sanjay asked whether it was not a fact that the BRS was funding the Congress campaign in Karnataka elections. “Everybody knows that any vote for the Congress party is nothing but a vote for the BRS. Even senior Congress leaders Komatireddy Venkat Reddy and K Jana Reddy spoke openly about a possible alliance with the BRS. AICC president Mallikharjun Kharge also told Rajdeep Sardesai that the Congress would take the BRS along with it. What does Revanth say about it?” he asked.

On the PCC chief taking a vow at Bhagya Lakshmi temple, Sanjay said the credit of the former going to the temple would go to the BJP. “The BJP has the objective of bringing every politician to the Bhagya Lakshmi temple and it is now fulfilled,” he said.

The BJP president lashed out at the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen for making a statement in favour of gangster Atiq Ahmed who was killed in a shootout and his son who was killed in an encounter with the police.

“Atiq Ahmed and his son had killed policemen and looted the poor people. It is shameful on the part of the MIM leaders to speak in favour of such gangsters and pay tributes to them,” he said and asked the people whether they needed such politicians who spoke in support of terror elements.