My victory in Dubbaka will inspire BJP to do well in GHMC polls: Raghunandan Rao

Newly elected TS BJP MLA from Dubbak M. Raghunandan Rao on Monday expressed confidence that the residents of the dual cities will vote for his celebration candidates in the forthcoming GHMC elections and do away with the TRS-Majlis mix for growth of the capital.

“My victory has enthused many people and given them the confidence that TRS is not invincible. People here should realise the conspiracy of Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao of handing over the Mayor’s reigns to Owaisi’s party who in turn will remove the distinction between old and new city,” he claimed.

Participating in the ‘Meet the Press’ programme organised by the Telangana Journalists Union (TJU), Mr. Rao accused the TRS of planning to “hand over the city to the Majlis Party after having given up control of the old city”. He mentioned there was a “danger of Hyderabad doing the Kolkata way if it happens”.

“We have special plans under the leadership of Bandi Sanjay Kumar. We will bring in our party leaders from other States to ensure we have the support of the migrants from various parts of the country as this is mini-India. We will definitely win as our cadre is inspired by Dubbak victory,” he mentioned.

“The indiscriminate distribution of cash through the municipal officials by the TRS leadership for flood relief and rehabilitation will be thoroughly exposed and the officials concerned will be hauled up before the courts for violating the norms of handling cash of more than two lakh rupees.

“If the Government had really wanted to ensure justice to the affected families it would have put the compensation amount directly into the bank accounts,” he added.

“Civic infrastructure has only crumbled in the six years of TRS rule in the capital and building a few underpasses or flyovers was not sufficient as not a single radial or link road to the Outer Ring Road (ORR) has been built despite Minister K.T. Rama Rao’s promises,” he mentioned.

Reflecting on his win, Mr. Rao identified that he has been combating elections from Dubbak constantly for the final three years in the final Assembly and Parliament elections however gained for the primary time in the byelection.

“Dubbak is a predominantly rural constituency but we had managed to wrest a large variety of votes from the normal TRS vote financial institution which is a mirrored image of the temper of the folks regardless of a number of hurdles and misuse of the official equipment. There are many like me who fought for separate Telangana however are ignored in the TRS. I attraction to them to be part of BJP. I used to be expelled from TRS one midnight with none purpose in 2013, nevertheless, BJP has taken me into its fold,” he said.

The BJP leader claimed his constituency has been neglected for years with all benefits going to the neighbouring VVIP constituencies of Gajwel, Siddipet and Sircilla. “I will struggle for correct highway and bus connectivity to all of the villages of Dubbak. It is the Central Government funds via which works underneath numerous schemes are being taken up in gram panchayats so I will try to get extra funds and likewise search implementation of PM Awas Yojana for constructing homes for the poor in rural areas too,” he mentioned.

TJU president K. Prasada Rao presided over the assembly whereas common secretary B. Swamy additionally spoke.