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Telangana CM, Harish Rao trade barbs over ‘occult rituals’
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday accused BRS leaders of performing occult rituals to discredit the Congress government. Without naming BRS MLA T Harish Rao, Reddy alleged a former minister…
The Story in Brief
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday accused BRS leaders of performing occult rituals to discredit the Congress government. Without naming BRS MLA T Harish Rao, Reddy alleged a former minister visited temples in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to pray for drought and the government's downfall. Reddy challenged Harish Rao to disclose details of his temple visits. He made the remarks at Sangareddy while launching smart PDS ration cards.
BRS deputy floor leader Harish Rao retaliated, calling Reddy full of lies and threatening defamation charges. He challenged the CM to an open debate in the assembly on farm loan waiver, Rythu Bandhu and employment. Citing contradictory data, Harish Rao said Reddy claimed 70,000 jobs but the government's own assembly reply said only 16,000 jobs were provided. Harish Rao offered to resign if every eligible farmer in Reddy's native village received the loan waiver.
The Indian Opinion
Both Reddy and Harish Rao have retreated into shrill allegations rather than governing. The CM's occult ritual charge, with no evidence offered, resembles the BRS's own past conspiracy theories. Harish Rao's counter-offer to resign if the loan waiver is fully implemented in one village is a cheap stunt, he knows government data admits only partial disbursement. The real test is simple: both sides should demand the Telangana assembly's question-hour records on loan waiver and job numbers, and stop performing for cameras.
Sources (3): hindustantimes.com, deccanchronicle.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
