Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday exuded confidence that he will celebrate 75 years of the Constitution on a grand scale in his third term. In a veiled attack on Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, Modi alleged that the money collected in the state through 'double R (RR) tax' is being channeled to Delhi. He made these comments while referring to blockbuster Telugu film titled 'RRR', which received global accolades. Targeting the Congress party over the fake video case, he said it was being done to mislead people and create tension in the society.
He further said that as long as he was alive he won't allow reservation for Muslims, on the basis of religion, at the cost of SC, ST and OBCs. Alleging that the Congress would impose 55 per cent inheritance tax if voted to power, Modi said when the whole world was economically progressing, India was suffering from policy paralysis under the previous UPA government.
“If Congress comes to power, they will bring inheritance tax. Congress is planning to collect more than half- 55 per cent as tax on inheritance (received from parents),” he claimed. Taking a dig at the Congress, he said whenever the grand old party is in power, it has five political symbols-- first, false promises; second, vote bank politics, third, supporting mafia and criminals, fourth dynastic politics and fifth is corruption. Modi further alleged that first it was BRS, which looted Telangana and now it is Congress.
This marks Modi’s second appearance in the state since the announcement of the poll schedule. Telangana holds strategic importance for the BJP in the southern region, as the party aims to secure a significant number of seats to advance its ambitious target of achieving 370 seats in the Lok Sabha. Home Minister Amit Shah previously outlined a goal of winning double-digit seats out of the total 17 in Telangana.
Campaign strategy
Amit Shah is slated to campaign on May 1, rallying support for the BJP’s Hyderabad candidate, Madhavi Latha, who is contesting against AIMIM’s Asaduddin Owaisi, the incumbent MP from the constituency.
Past performance and future prospects
In the previous 2019 elections, the BJP clinched four seats in Telangana. With the exception of Soyam Bapurao (Adilabad), the party fielded candidates from their respective constituencies.
Vigorous campaigning underway
BJP Telangana chief and Union Minister G Kishan Reddy, contesting from Secunderabad, along with National General Secretary Bandi Sanjay Kumar (Karimnagar) and Nizamabad MP D Arvind, have already launched intensive campaigns in their respective electoral segments.
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