BJP Slams Congress Over Phone-tapping Scandal
Ramchander Rao alleged a secret pact between Congress and BRS was protecting the accused
Hyderabad: BJP Telangana president N. Ramchander Rao on Friday accused the Congress government of shielding those involved in the phone‑tapping scandal, alleging that the “father, son and brother‑in‑law” at the centre of the case continue to roam free and pose before cameras instead of facing arrest.
Speaking at the party’s Vijay Sankharavam Sabha in Jagtial, the first meeting ahead of the upcoming urban local body elections, Ramchander Rao alleged that Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy had failed to deliver on his anti‑corruption promises. He recalled Revanth Reddy’s vow to complete probes into BRS‑era irregularities and jail culprits within 100 days, but said that two years later only minor police arrests had been made.
Ramchander Rao alleged a secret pact between Congress and BRS was protecting the accused, likening it to Chandrashekar Rao’s earlier defence of Revanth Reddy in the “cash for vote” case. Industrialist Konda Lakshman and his followers joined the BJP during the meeting, in the presence of Nizamabad MP D. Arvind.
Highlighting Central government's contributions under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Ramchander Rao cited investments in highways, urban schemes, rural roads, free rice distribution and Swachh Bharat, contrasting them with Congress’s alleged financial mismanagement. He accused BRS of looting the state through coal scams and Congress of repeating similar frauds.
Pointing to BJP’s recent electoral gains, Ramchander Rao said the party had won eight Lok Sabha seats, 1,000 sarpanches, 10,000 ward members and 1,200 deputy sarpanches, while BRS had drawn a blank in the Lok Sabha polls. He vowed BJP flags would soon fly over Jagtial and Rayakallu municipalities and eventually across Telangana.
“People gave chances to BRS and Congress, both looted. Give BJP one chance, we’ll deliver development,” the BJP leader declared.