Congress sounds ballot bugle in Telangana with ‘six ensures’; Rahul dubs BRS ‘BJP Rishtedar Samithi’

By PTI

HYDERABAD: The Congress on Sunday sounded the ballot bugle in Telangana by asserting six ensures which included the promise of Rs 2,500 per thirty days and a cooking gasoline cylinder at Rs 500 for ladies, as Rahul Gandhi launched a blistering assault on the state’s ruling BRS, calling it the “BJP Rishtedar Samithi”.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former occasion chiefs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi gave the dedication that the six ensures might be fulfilled as quickly because the occasion kinds the federal government in Telangana.

Addressing a big gathering in Tukkuguda close to right here, Rahul Gandhi dubbed the BRS because the “BJP Rishtedar Samithi” and mentioned that whereas opposition leaders had been being attacked by authorities businesses, there have been no circumstances in opposition to Telangana Chief Minister Okay Chandrashekar Rao and AIMIM leaders as a result of Prime Minister Narendra Modi considers them his personal.

The rally marked the end result of two days of hectic political programmes that included the primary assembly of the reconstituted Congress Working Committee (CWC).

Gandhi mentioned that in Telangana, the Congress is not only preventing the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), but additionally the BJP and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM).

“They call each other separate parties but they are working in collusion. I have seen BRS MPs in Lok Sabha. When BJP needed them, their (BRS) people supported it,” he mentioned, citing the BRS’ “support” to the BJP on farm legal guidelines, GST and in elections to the posts of president and vp.

Whenever the BJP wanted its assist, the BRS supported them, the previous Congress chief mentioned.

Former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, who additionally gave a quick speech on the rally, mentioned it’s her dream to see the occasion’s authorities in Telangana that may work for all sections of society and appealed to folks to help the Congress.

Amid chants of “Sonia amma”, she mentioned that “We are announcing six guarantees and we are committed to fulfil each one of them”.

Rahul Gandhi additionally asserted that on the formation of the Congress authorities in Telangana, these ensures might be fulfilled within the first cabinet assembly.

He mentioned the primary assure is “Indiramma Indlu” underneath which Rs 5 lakh might be given for the development of a home to all those that would not have one.

Under this scheme, he mentioned, a 250 sq. yards home would even be given to those that fought within the Telangana statehood motion.

“All those listening who don’t have a home, as soon as our government comes, you will get a home,” the previous Congress chief mentioned.

Under the “Mahalakshmi” assure, the occasion guarantees girls Rs 2,500 per thirty days, a gasoline cylinder for Rs 500 and free journey in buses, Rahul Gandhi mentioned.

The third assure is “Gruha Jyoti” and underneath this, 200 models of free electrical energy might be given to all households, he mentioned.

Under the fourth assure, “Yuva Vikasam”, the occasion guarantees Rs 5 lakh help for schooling in school and monetary assist in teaching, he mentioned.

“Rs 4,000 monthly pension for the elderly and Rs 10 lakh Rajiv Arogyasri insurance would be given under the fifth guarantee ‘Cheyutha’,” the Congress chief mentioned.

And, lastly, the sixth assure is “Rythu Bharosa”, underneath which Rs 15,000 could be given to farmers and Rs 12,000 to farm labourers yearly, he mentioned.

Earlier this yr, the Congress had come out with 5 ensures forward of the Karnataka polls and the occasion has mentioned it has fulfilled the guarantees it made to the folks of that state.

In a no-holds-barred assault on the BRS, BJP and AIMIM, Rahul Gandhi mentioned, “We selected today for a meeting and all three parties (BRS, BJP, AIMIM) held a meeting because they wanted to disturb our meeting. But they have not been able to disturb our meeting. In the evening, they will talk and say that ‘we would have to find a new way to stop the Congress party’,” he mentioned.

Rahul Gandhi claimed that there’s a case in opposition to each opposition chief and authorities businesses such because the Enforcement Directorate, the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Income Tax Department are after them.

“But there is no case against KCR (K Chandrashekar Rao). There is no case against AIMIM. Only the opposition is attacked. Modi ji never attacks his own people. He regards your CM and AIMIM leaders as his own, and therefore, there is no case against them,” Rahul Gandhi informed the gathering, in a pointy assault at BRS president Rao and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi.

“All corruption records have been broken but there is no case,” he mentioned and termed the BRS “BJP Rishtedaar Samithi. I saw Sonia (Gandhi) ji’s speech. Whatever Sonia ji says she fulfils it. She does not speak loudly but when she says something, she does it,” Rahul Gandhi mentioned and recalled how the Congress fulfilled the promise of creation of Telangana.

“We did not give statehood to Telangana for the benefit of KCR and his family,” he mentioned.

“The BRS government will go away in the next 100 days and nobody can change that, be it BJP or AIMIM,” he mentioned.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge additionally slammed the ruling BRS, alleging that it’s the “B team” of the BJP in Telangana and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Okay Chandrashekar Rao have “betrayed” the state.

He mentioned that the guarantees made to the state within the final 9 years haven’t been fulfilled.

Highlighting that the Congress created the Telangana state, Kharge mentioned that his occasion does no matter it says, however the BRS is the other.

“BRS is the BJP’s B team, hence it is helping the BJP. Modi ji and KCR may appear different but they are the same in their ways. Modi ji lies, KCR also lies, both of them have betrayed Telangana,” Kharge mentioned.

The Congress president sought help from the folks and mentioned he was hopeful that his occasion would kind the federal government within the state after a number of months.

Assembly polls in Telangana are due later this yr.

Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi additionally laid the muse stone of the Gandhi Knowledge and Training Centre to be established in Bowenpally, Hyderabad.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Telangana Congress chief A Revath Reddy additionally addressed the gathering, interesting to folks to help the Congress within the upcoming polls.

The public assembly at nightfall was attended by a number of members of the Congress Working Committee.

HYDERABAD: The Congress on Sunday sounded the ballot bugle in Telangana by asserting six ensures which included the promise of Rs 2,500 per thirty days and a cooking gasoline cylinder at Rs 500 for ladies, as Rahul Gandhi launched a blistering assault on the state’s ruling BRS, calling it the “BJP Rishtedar Samithi”.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former occasion chiefs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi gave the dedication that the six ensures might be fulfilled as quickly because the occasion kinds the federal government in Telangana.

Addressing a big gathering in Tukkuguda close to right here, Rahul Gandhi dubbed the BRS because the “BJP Rishtedar Samithi” and mentioned that whereas opposition leaders had been being attacked by authorities businesses, there have been no circumstances in opposition to Telangana Chief Minister Okay Chandrashekar Rao and AIMIM leaders as a result of Prime Minister Narendra Modi considers them his personal.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );

The rally marked the end result of two days of hectic political programmes that included the primary assembly of the reconstituted Congress Working Committee (CWC).

Gandhi mentioned that in Telangana, the Congress is not only preventing the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), but additionally the BJP and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM).

“They call each other separate parties but they are working in collusion. I have seen BRS MPs in Lok Sabha. When BJP needed them, their (BRS) people supported it,” he mentioned, citing the BRS’ “support” to the BJP on farm legal guidelines, GST and in elections to the posts of president and vp.

Whenever the BJP wanted its assist, the BRS supported them, the previous Congress chief mentioned.

Former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, who additionally gave a quick speech on the rally, mentioned it’s her dream to see the occasion’s authorities in Telangana that may work for all sections of society and appealed to folks to help the Congress.

Amid chants of “Sonia amma”, she mentioned that “We are announcing six guarantees and we are committed to fulfil each one of them”.

Rahul Gandhi additionally asserted that on the formation of the Congress authorities in Telangana, these ensures might be fulfilled within the first cabinet assembly.

He mentioned the primary assure is “Indiramma Indlu” underneath which Rs 5 lakh might be given for the development of a home to all those that would not have one.

Under this scheme, he mentioned, a 250 sq. yards home would even be given to those that fought within the Telangana statehood motion.

“All those listening who don’t have a home, as soon as our government comes, you will get a home,” the previous Congress chief mentioned.

Under the “Mahalakshmi” assure, the occasion guarantees girls Rs 2,500 per thirty days, a gasoline cylinder for Rs 500 and free journey in buses, Rahul Gandhi mentioned.

The third assure is “Gruha Jyoti” and underneath this, 200 models of free electrical energy might be given to all households, he mentioned.

Under the fourth assure, “Yuva Vikasam”, the occasion guarantees Rs 5 lakh help for schooling in school and monetary assist in teaching, he mentioned.

“Rs 4,000 monthly pension for the elderly and Rs 10 lakh Rajiv Arogyasri insurance would be given under the fifth guarantee ‘Cheyutha’,” the Congress chief mentioned.

And, lastly, the sixth assure is “Rythu Bharosa”, underneath which Rs 15,000 could be given to farmers and Rs 12,000 to farm labourers yearly, he mentioned.

Earlier this yr, the Congress had come out with 5 ensures forward of the Karnataka polls and the occasion has mentioned it has fulfilled the guarantees it made to the folks of that state.

In a no-holds-barred assault on the BRS, BJP and AIMIM, Rahul Gandhi mentioned, “We selected today for a meeting and all three parties (BRS, BJP, AIMIM) held a meeting because they wanted to disturb our meeting. But they have not been able to disturb our meeting. In the evening, they will talk and say that ‘we would have to find a new way to stop the Congress party’,” he mentioned.

Rahul Gandhi claimed that there’s a case in opposition to each opposition chief and authorities businesses such because the Enforcement Directorate, the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Income Tax Department are after them.

“But there is no case against KCR (K Chandrashekar Rao). There is no case against AIMIM. Only the opposition is attacked. Modi ji never attacks his own people. He regards your CM and AIMIM leaders as his own, and therefore, there is no case against them,” Rahul Gandhi informed the gathering, in a pointy assault at BRS president Rao and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi.

“All corruption records have been broken but there is no case,” he mentioned and termed the BRS “BJP Rishtedaar Samithi. I saw Sonia (Gandhi) ji’s speech. Whatever Sonia ji says she fulfils it. She does not speak loudly but when she says something, she does it,” Rahul Gandhi mentioned and recalled how the Congress fulfilled the promise of creation of Telangana.

“We did not give statehood to Telangana for the benefit of KCR and his family,” he mentioned.

“The BRS government will go away in the next 100 days and nobody can change that, be it BJP or AIMIM,” he mentioned.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge additionally slammed the ruling BRS, alleging that it’s the “B team” of the BJP in Telangana and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Okay Chandrashekar Rao have “betrayed” the state.

He mentioned that the guarantees made to the state within the final 9 years haven’t been fulfilled.

Highlighting that the Congress created the Telangana state, Kharge mentioned that his occasion does no matter it says, however the BRS is the other.

“BRS is the BJP’s B team, hence it is helping the BJP. Modi ji and KCR may appear different but they are the same in their ways. Modi ji lies, KCR also lies, both of them have betrayed Telangana,” Kharge mentioned.

The Congress president sought help from the folks and mentioned he was hopeful that his occasion would kind the federal government within the state after a number of months.

Assembly polls in Telangana are due later this yr.

Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi additionally laid the muse stone of the Gandhi Knowledge and Training Centre to be established in Bowenpally, Hyderabad.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Telangana Congress chief A Revath Reddy additionally addressed the gathering, interesting to folks to help the Congress within the upcoming polls.

The public assembly at nightfall was attended by a number of members of the Congress Working Committee.