Revanth Coins 2029 Assembly Poll Slogan

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, who will complete half of his five-year tenure on June 7, has set the tone for a second consecutive term by unveiling the slogan ‘Aur Ek Baar, Congress Sarkar’ for the 2029 Assembly elections.

Addressing a public meeting in Jadcherla on Friday, Revanth Reddy urged the gathering to raise the slogan along with him. As the Chief Minister chanted ‘Aur Ek Baar…,’ the crowd responded with “Congress Sarkar,” with the slogan echoing repeatedly in the meeting.

Revanth Reddy said Telangana had developed a political tradition of granting two consecutive terms to governments since 1994 and expressed confidence that the Congress would continue that trend. He pointed out that the Telugu Desam remained in power from 1994 to 2004, the Congress from 2004 to 2014 and the BRS from 2014 to 2024. He said the Congress government, which assumed office in 2023, would continue until 2034.

Launching a tirade against BRS president and former chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, Revanth Reddy challenged him to a public debate on the performance of the 10-year BRS government and the 30-month Congress government. “If your name is KCR, come for a discussion. Let us debate your 10 years in power and our two-and-a-half years in office. If we are wrong, I will apologise,” he said, daring the former chief minister to attend the Assembly and face scrutiny.

The Chief Minister claimed that the Congress government had already delivered on several welfare promises, including the issuance of 15 lakh ration cards, sanction of 4.5 lakh Indiramma houses, provision of 200 units of free electricity to 50 lakh families and spending nearly `10,000 crore on free bus travel for women. “If I start writing what we have done, it will become a Ramayana; if I start narrating it, it will become a Mahabharata,” he remarked.

Revanth Reddy accused Chandrashekhar Rao of misleading the people of Telangana despite being given two terms as chief minister of what he described as a prosperous state.

Warning the BRS of political extinction in Palamuru, Revanth Reddy declared that the Congress would ensure the party’s defeat in the district and would not allow even a single BRS candidate to be elected as an MLA from the region.

Referring to padayatras being announced by Mahbubnagar BRS leaders, he said those who supported “thieves” were now talking about undertaking padayatras. “Not just padayatras, even if they crawl all the way to Kashi, the sins committed during their rule will not be washed away,” he said.

The Chief Minister also targeted the BJP and the Maharashtra government over issues related to Godavari waters. He alleged that the Maharashtra Chief Minister was evading discussions on sharing Godavari waters and accused BJP leaders of avoiding accountability. “How long will they continue to evade? Whoever tries to hide or escape, we will question them and secure the construction of Tummidihatti,” he asserted.

Revanth Reddy vowed to secure 90 tmc ft of Krishna water for the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme and promised that funds for irrigation projects in the Palamuru region would be sanctioned through a “green channel” mechanism to ensure speedy execution. He urged the people of Palamuru to remain vigilant against “thieves and exploiters” and warned them against those attempting to mislead the public.