Amit Shah attacked the TRS government in Telangana on Saturday over alleged corruption
Hyderabad:
The reigning TRS president and minister KT Rama Rao hit back at interior minister and BJP veteran Amit Shah on Sunday over his attack on the TRS government in Telangana, calling Amit Shah “Badshah of lies” for spreading lies against the TRS government.
Mr Rama Rao, son of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, claimed that the NDA government in the Center had been run by corporations.
During a public meeting marking the culmination of the second phase of Telangana BJP President Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s ‘padayatra’ (foot march), Amit Shah on Saturday attacked the TRS government in Telangana for alleged corruption, accusing it of key points of separate Telangana agitation of “water, funds and jobs” and said his party is ready to face polls in the state next year.
On Mr Shah’s charge against the government of Telangana headed by Prime Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao for having never seen such a corrupt government in the country, Mr Rama Rao hit back at Mr Shah over cases of ” rampant corruption” prevalent in BJP-ruled Karnataka and referred to allegations made by a Karnataka BJP MLA that he was approached by a number of people, who offered the position of chief minister in exchange for Rs 2,500 crore.
Likewise, the minister of Telangana also referred to the alleged comments of a Lingayat seer in Karnataka that mutts (monasteries) pay a 30 percent commission to release the sanctioned subsidies for them. Mr Rama Rao also referred to the alleged suicide of a contractor in Karnataka who made allegations against the then BJP minister over demanding a 40 percent cut in public works.
Rama Rao told reporters that Amit Shah should change his name to “Badshah of Lies” (Emperor of Lies).
Mr Shah claims that Rs 25,000 crore has been given to the ‘Mission Bhagiratha’ plan. His name urgently needs to be changed. He is not Amit Shah but “Badshah of lies”, said Mr Rama Rao.
“Shouldn’t we call him “Badshah of lies”? NITI Aayog advised Rs 19,000 crore as a grant for the project, saying it is a good project. Has your government given 19 paise? Are you ashamed to speak blatant lies? People are not ready to believe your speech… Such “nonsense” talk will not be tolerated,” said Mr. Rama Rao.
Saying that TRS asked Amit Shah to speak about the Center’s contribution to the development of Telangana, Rama Rao claimed that Shah had talked about Nizam and Razakars without saying anything useful to Telangana and tried again to know what the the BJP-led NDA government in the Center has moved to Telangana over the past eight years.
Telangana paid Rs 3.65 lakh crore as tax to the Center, but it only got Rs 1.68 lakh crore in return, he said.
In response to Mr Shah’s comments on loans taken by the government of Telangana, Mr Rama Rao accused the BJP of pushing India into a debt trap and said that Rs 100 lakh crore loans were borrowed by the NDA government in the past eight years.
On Mr Shah’s statement that the BJP is ready for polls if the TRS government dissolves the Assembly, Rama Rao said the TRS is also ready for elections if the BJP dissolves parliament.
The people are ready to reject the “twin engine” government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mr Rama Rao claimed, even recalling the statement by Chief Minister KCR (as also known as Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao) that the elections would be held on time in Telangana (in 2023).
Speaking of Mr Shah talking about removing minority reservations in Telangana, Mr Rama Rao claimed that quotas for Muslims already exist in Kerala and BJP-ruled Karnataka and Bihar. If it can be given in those states, why not in Telangana, he asked.
Charged by Mr Shah that the control of the car’s TRS bearing symbol is in the hands of AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi, Mr Rama Rao said: “Our control is in our hands, but yours (NDA government) is owned by corporations. ‘Hum, doe, hamare do’… everyone knows who drives… sell two Gujaratis, buy two. Everyone knows why you impose conditions on coal imports, why you sell airports”.
“But you are able to play games using central agencies and hunt others. You can target opponents through central agencies. But that won’t last long, think of Amit Shah ji, because this is democracy. You can can’t survive long on lies,” said Mr. Rama Rao.
Similarly, several ministers of Telangana, including Finance Minister T Harish Rao, criticized Amit Shah for uttering “blatant lies” against the TRS government and described the Union’s interior minister as “Shah of lies”.
Mr Shah has built a record as Home Secretary who spoke the most number of lies, they claimed.
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