HYDERABAD: Union minister G. Kishan Reddy sharply criticised the Congress and its allies for stalling key Bills on constituency delimitation and amendments to the women’s reservation law in Parliament, describing the Opposition’s actions as a “historic mistake” that betrayed women and southern states, including Telangana.
Speaking to newsmen, Reddy accused Congress of obstructing the Bills seven times, from 1996 under then Prime Minister Deve Gowda to 2008–10 under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, often tearing papers and inciting allies like SP and RJD. He highlighted that despite PM Modi’s explanations in newspapers and all‑party meetings, opposition parties shifted stances — first claiming injustice to the south, and then alleging a conspiracy to increase seats in the north.
The minister pointed out Congress’s failure to appoint women or BC leaders as chief ministers in undivided Andhra Pradesh from 1948 to 2014, and questioned their moral right to speak on women’s or BC issues.
Reddy said the Bills would have increased seats in southern states, benefiting 30 crore people in the south without depending on the outcome of the coming census. He lamented the betrayal of 70 crore women’s aspirations, especially from poor and educated backgrounds, calling it a loss for them.
He demanded an apology from opposition leaders Rahul Gandhi, Revanth Reddy, K. Chandrashekar Rao, and Asaduddin Owaisi for their political hatred towards the people of South India.
Kishan Reddy condemned Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha comments mocking surgical strikes, air strikes, and Operation Sindoor as “illusion,” insulting 140 crore Indians and the armed forces. He labelled Gandhi’s policies anti‑national and unworthy of a responsible opposition leader.
Reddy affirmed BJP’s commitment to strengthening south India by delivering projects like three speed elevated railway corridors to Telangana. He appealed to every household to rally with 70 crore women and also against the Congress.
Meanwhile, police placed BJP state president N. Ramchander Rao under house arrest ahead of his planned protest march to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s residence. The BJP Mahila Morcha and Yuva Morcha had proposed a protest to condemn Congress’s action in thwarting the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam in Parliament.
A large number of police personnel were deployed around Ramchander Rao’s residence from early morning, stopping him from stepping out. In a statement, Rao accused Congress of stifling dissent both in Parliament and Telangana’s streets. He highlighted Congress’s “double standards,” noting their 2023 support for the women’s quota Bill contrasted with its recent rejection.
He dismissed Congress’s North–South divide and “hybrid formula” arguments as distractions from granting 33 per cent reservation to women. “For the last 30 years, Congress has delayed this justice. They fear that if ordinary women rise, their family‑centric politics will collapse,” he remarked.
Comparing the house arrest to the Emergency era, Rao fumed: “They silenced women’s voices in Parliament, and now ours here. By preventing our protest at CM Revanth Reddy’s residence, this government trampled democratic rights. Telangana witnesses’ autocratic rule where dissent is crushed.” He urged Telangana’s women to remember this “betrayal” and vowed BJP’s unrelenting fight for empowerment, undeterred by suppression.
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