Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy boldly declared Sunday that Congress will govern the state until June 2034, invoking historical precedent where ruling parties secure two consecutive terms in the young state’s political cycle. Speaking at the Press Club Hyderabad’s ‘Meet the Press,’ he dismissed BRS working president KT Rama Rao’s claim of a 500-day comeback, asserting over a thousand days remain in the current term and potential simultaneous elections in 2029 would extend Congress rule for another five years.
Revanth rooted his confidence in Telangana’s electoral pattern while crediting Congress for the state’s formation under Sonia Gandhi’s leadership, contrasting the UPA’s “10 years of development” from 2004–2014 with BRS’s “10 years of destruction.” He accused former CM K Chandrasekhar Rao of saddling the state with an untraceable ₹8.11 lakh crore debt, leaving no funds even for salaries upon his December 2023 takeover—claiming the previous regime had exhausted RBI advances.
The chief minister unveiled ambitious plans, including a comprehensive policy document to be tabled before the next financial year, crafted by an expert committee studying resource mobilization and long-term utilization. He promised to execute a 100-year development blueprint within the next decade, boasting record paddy production of 2.85 lakh metric tonnes—the highest nationally—and the revival of the loss-making RTC alongside new welfare schemes and a caste census.
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Revanth lambasted BRS and BJP as the “Bad Brothers” obstructing progress, mocking Union Minister G Kishan Reddy as a “Ghulam of Gujarat” and challenging the saffron party to save its deposit in future Assembly polls despite eight Lok Sabha wins. He defended non-discriminatory fund allocation, citing ₹2,780 crore sanctioned for 138 municipalities, and welcomed cross-party cooperation—revealing BRS leader T Harish Rao had met him for constituency development.
On legal constraints in the Formula E case against Rama Rao, Revanth cited Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act requiring Governor approval before investigating a minister, warning premature action risks immediate bail as seen with Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu. With fiery jabs and developmental pledges, Revanth positioned Congress as Telangana’s unstoppable force, daring opponents to prove otherwise in the political arena.
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