HYDERABAD: BRS president and Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on Thursday cautioned people against voting for the Congress in the November 30 elections.
Pointing to the happenings in Karnataka after the Congress won the elections about six months back, Rao said that the party was not even able to provide power for five hours. If elected here, it will destroy the power supply system and push Telangana into darkness, he said.
Continuing his relentless attack against the Congress, Rao, who addressed meetings in Maheshwaram, Vikarabad, Zaheerabad and Patancheru on Thursday, said that some Congress leaders are openly claiming that people of Telangana will face the same fate as those from Karnataka if they vote for Congress party.
“BRS leaders and workers should make this an issue for discussion in villages. There are only a few days left for voting and if people are made to understand Congress’ plans, then they will all vote for BRS,” he opined.
The Chief Minister said that TPCC president A. Revanth Reddy is saying that only three hours of power supply was sufficient and farmers should install 10HP motors.
“This means that at whichever hour power comes, everyone should run to their fields and switch on the motors. The sudden load on transformers and substations will result in massive explosions. Can they and the wires take so much sudden load? This is extremely irresponsible of the Congress,” he said.
Addressing a meeting in Patancheru, Rao said it was the BRS government that ensured proper drinking water supply through Mission Bhagiratha and effectively eliminated the adverse impact on people’s health. The locals were forced to consume polluted water under the earlier Congress regimes in undivided Andhra Pradesh. We have also laid the foundation stone for a 350-bed hospital for workers which will be completed soon, he said.
Stressing on the steps being taken to encourage pollution-free industries in Patancheru, Rao said that several IT companies will be set up in the area. Already, stents used by heart patients are being made here as are eyeglasses, which earlier had to be imported from China for the Kanti Velugu programme, he said.
Like Quthbullapur, even Patancheru is a ‘mini India’ with people from all states living here, he said.
“We are making efforts to get metro rail here and subsequently extend it to Isnapur from Miyapur. Once this happens, the face of Patancheru will change,” Rao said.
