Centre is reluctant to support Telangana: KTR

HYDERABAD: TRS working president and minister K.T. Rama Rao on Sunday slammed the BJP-led Central government over rising fuel prices, alleging it was “reluctant to support Telangana” on most issues, and for “selling away the country’s assets” to private players. Taking part in an hour-and-a-half long #AskKTR open session on Twitter, Rama Rao dubbed the BJP ‘Becho Janata ki Property’ party, and called BJP president J.P. Nadda a “cousin of Satya Harishchandra,” and took digs at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over rising prices of cooking gas. Am sure Satya Harischandra’s cousin Nadda ji will look the other way.” On the issue of him blocking the state Congress official’s Twitter handle, Rama Rao explained, “They have been abusive at a personal level of our Chief Minister.” Rama Rao did not respond to Congress’ state in-charge Manickam Tagore’s question on how he had vastly increased his assets in the last eight years of his father’s Chief Ministership, and to “share the secret” with Telangana youth on how it could be done by others. Regarding the TRS’s role in challenging Prime Minister Modi and taking the party beyond Telangana, another issue, he replied cryptically, saying, “Who knows what the future has in store?” On Hyderabad not being selected as a venue for cricket matches during South Africa’s tour of India, Rama Rao said, “Ask Jay Shah and Ganguly.” When asked if the BJP or the Congress would give a tough fight to TRS in the 2024 elections, he replied, “both and many more.” However, several issues incuding civic problems and people's concerns remained unanswered.