Congress MP Rahul Gandhi promised to ‘return the money to the people of Telangana that has been looted from them’ while speaking at the election campaign on Wednesday. Further taking a jibe at the prime minister, he said, “I am not PM Narendra Modi. When I promise something, I fulfill it.”
Speaking about the allegation against CM K Chandrashekar Rao, the senior Congress leader said “First, he (Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao) will bid bye-bye from the chief minister’s post. Then, we will ask questions about the money looted from the people of Telangana by KCR.”
“I have made up my mind that the money looted by the Chief Minister will be put back in your pockets.”
He adds, “The election is between BRS and Congress. The truth is that BRS, BJP and AIMIM are working together…There are ED, CBI, IT and vigilance cases on opposition leaders.
“I have 24 cases against me. I was disqualified from the Lok Sabha. My official house was taken away. I happily gave my house away. Entire India and Telangana is my home…They register cases and attack whoever fights them but your Chief Minister has no cases against him…This is because PM Narendra Modi and your Chief Minister are together.”
The assembly elections will be held in Telangana on November 30. The date of counting is December 3. The notification for the Telangana elections will be issued on November 3 and the polling will take place on November 30. The results will be announced on December 3.
The state is set to witness a triangular contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and the Congress in the upcoming assembly election. In the previous assembly polls held in 2018, the BRS managed to win 88 seats out of 119 and had a dominant vote share of 47.4%. Congress came at a distant second with 19 seats. Its vote share was 28.7%.
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Updated: 01 Nov 2023, 04:52 PM IST