BJP Accuses BRS, MIM of Misleading Voters
Rao said the names of genuine voters would not be removed and condemned what he termed malicious propaganda by the BRS and Congress which have claimed that the SIR would affect property rights if voters shifted their registration.
Hyderabad: BJP state president N. Ramchander Rao on Thursday accused the Congress, BRS and MIM of spreading “false and misleading” information about the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral roll and said the BJP was the only credible opposition in Telangana.
Addressing reporters after the concluding session of the two‑day “Deen Dayal Prashikshan” training programme for party workers in Siddipet, Rao explained that SIR was a constitutional exercise conducted by the Election Commission of India to update voter lists, and not a BJP initiative. He recalled that voter roll revisions had been carried out repeatedly since 1951, and defended the current exercise as necessary to remove duplicate entries, deceased names and illegal registrations to uphold “one person, one vote.”
Rao said the names of genuine voters would not be removed and condemned what he termed malicious propaganda by the BRS and Congress which have claimed that the SIR would affect property rights if voters shifted their registration. He accused the Congress of hypocrisy for appointing booth level agents (BLAs) while simultaneously spreading alarm about the process, and criticised the AIMIM for running SIR help desks while, he said, stoking public fear against the exercise.
He noted that booth level officers (BLOs) were appointed by the state government and dismissed attempts to blame the BJP as “political drama.” He accused the I.N.D.I.A. bloc of opposing SIR for vote‑bank politics.
The BRS, Rao alleged, “had no moral right” to speak on Telangana, claiming its MPs were absent during the passage of the state bifurcation Bill and contending that post‑statehood benefits concentrated within one family while farmers, youths, employees and the people suffered. He listed governance failures including farmer suicides, delays in Rythu Bharosa payments, pending fee reimbursement dues and unresolved employee grievances.
At the training programme, Rao praised the disciplined participation of party workers and outlined the BJP’s cadre‑building strategy, saying such training is held once every three years to strengthen ideological commitment, organisational discipline and performance. He credited BJP leaders from Atal Bihari Vajpayee to Narendra Modi for India’s recent global recognition and economic growth, saying development stalled under Congress for decades has accelerated in the past 12 years and laid the foundation for a “Viksit Bharat.”
Accusing BRS and Congress of a secret understanding, Rao urged a full inquiry into alleged corruption in the Kaleshwaram project and Formula‑E expenditures. He asserted that Telangana voters have lost faith in BRS and Congress and called on party workers to intensify efforts to bring a “Double Engine Sarkar” to the state.