Karimnagar: People gave a big slap on the face of Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao and saved democracy in the state, said BJP candidate and former minister Etala Rajendar speaking to the media after receiving the winning certificate from the officials here at the counting centre at SRR Degree and PG College in Karimnagar district on Tuesday.
Rajendar said, “People along with me faced a lot of problems for the past five months. The TRS exerted pressure on all sections of people by misusing its political power through the police force. People were afraid to move freely in the constituency because of the situations created by the TRS.” They even entered into the houses of some BJP men and his followers and tried to threaten them, he added. The TRS leaders even tried to create disputes among the people of various castes. But people taught them a fitting lesson. They consider Etala as their family member and registered a major victory without falling prey to the various gifts offered by the TRS,” he pointed out.
Even though the TRS offered them Rs 10 lakh on the poll date, the people of Huzurabad did not support the TRS and killed the arrogant behaviour of Chandrashekar Rao, Rajendar said. He said the victory in the by-election was dedicated to the people of Huzurabad and the BJP activists and his own followers who strove hard and played a key role in registering a thumping victory.
He said he was going to fight on five main issues regarding the implementation of Dalit Bandhu scheme in the Huzurabad and to sanction the scheme to all Dalit people across the state. Rajendar said he would fight against the state government until it announced separate schemes like Dalit Bandhu to various other castes to uplift the weaker sections in other communities.
“I will fight for sanctioning of double bedroom houses and money to the people for construction of houses in their own places , unemployment dole, implementation of pole promises, job notification for the educated unemployed youth and pensions to persons who crossed 57 years of age,” he said.
He also said he was going to fight against the state government until it purchased all food grains produced by farmers and assured that he would become the voice of all those who fought for various public issues.
He thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, union minister Amit Shah, BJP national president J.P. Nadda and BJP state chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar for extending their support and for guiding him to the victory.
He also expressed thanks to former MPs Vivek Venkat Swamy and Jithendar Reddy, union minister Kishan Reddy, and leaders Enugu Ravinder Reddy, Bodiga Shoba, Dharma Rao and Tula Uma.
