Speculation rife over possible BRS-BJP tie-up, Kavitha writes to KCR citing feedback
Hyderabad(PTI): A handwritten “feedback” letter purportedly written by BRS leader K Kavitha to her father and former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, highlighting both the negative and positive aspects of the party’s recent meeting, has sparked discussions in Telangana's political circles.
Though the authenticity of the letter has not been confirmed, neither Kavitha’s office nor that of KCR has commented on it.
“As you ( KCR) spoke for just two minutes, some people began speculating that there will be a tie-up with BJP in future. Even I personally felt that you should have spoken strongly (against BJP). It might be probably because I suffered (because of BJP). But you should have targeted BJP some more, Daddy,” Kavitha mentioned in the letter written in Telugu and English.
Despite hours passing since it surfaced, the opposition party has not issued a denial.
The BRS celebrated its Silver Jubilee on April 27 in Warangal.
Kavitha cited Rao's silence in the meeting on key issues such as 42 per cent reservation for backward classes, Scheduled Castes categorisation, Waqf Amendment Act, and omission of Urdu from his address as reasons for the negative feedback
The BRS MLC was unavailable for immediate comment as she is currently in the US to attend her son’s graduation ceremony.
In the letter, she further said the congress government has lost its support among the grassroots and some BRS cadres now view the BJP as a viable alternative.
Kavitha added that a strong signal was sent to the party workers when the BRS chose not to contest the recent MLC elections, suggesting they might align with the BJP.
“Everybody expected that you would give specific programmes or guidelines in order to address the political scenario. At least now we can hold a plenary for one or two days. Elicit as many opinions from cadres and give them a guideline,” she said, urging the former CM to act decisively.
The letter also expressed concerns that some Telangana movement activists were not treated properly or given a chance to speak during the Warangal event.
On a positive note, she praised her father for his stance on “Operation Kagar” and appreaciated his moment of silence for the victims of Pahalgam terror attack.
She concluded by congratulating him for the success of the Warangal meeting.
Meanwhile, BRS MLC Sravan Dasoju said he is unsure whether Kavitha actually wrote the letter currently in circulation.
Even if she did write it, there is nothing "shaky" about it as the contents of the letter were feedback in nature.
"It is a very normal feedback given by a daughter to a father or by a leader to a supreme leader. It's like (letter) consolidating and passing the feedback that she got from people," he told PTI.
Asked about the comments of BJP and Congress leaders that the letter indicates internal rifts in the party, Dasoju said there are other issues which are more pertinent to people like paddy procurement and unemployment.
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MP boat tragedy: Death toll rises to 10 with recovery of one more body; 3 tourists still missing
Jabalpur (PTI): The body of a child was retrieved on Saturday evening from Bargi Dam in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh, raising the death toll in the cruise boat tragedy that took place two days ago to ten, while search continued for three missing tourists.
The boat, operated by the state tourism department, capsized during a storm on Thursday evening with some of the survivors alleging negligence and safety lapses such as life jackets not being distributed in time.
The body recovered on Saturday evening was possibly that of six-year-old Viraj Soni, said Sub-Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Anjul Ayank Mishra.
"The identity will be confirmed after family members identify the body," he told PTI.
Kamraj, an employee of the Ordnance Factory at Khamaria, his five-year-old son Tamil, and another child Mayuram (5) who had come from southern India were still missing.
Authorities have arranged equipment to search deep waters of the dam and are getting a generator to facilitate diving operations, Mishra added.
Divers and disaster response teams have expanded the search radius to five km, he said.
Of the 41 identified passengers on board the ill-fated vessel, 28 were rescued, police said.
More than 200 rescuers, including around 20 Army divers airlifted from Agra, joined the search operation that resumed at 5 on Saturday morning. The operation, involving the National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force and local divers, was briefly affected at around 9 am due to strong winds, officials said.
Post-mortem examinations of nine deceased persons have been completed, Mishra said.
"Our priority is to search for the missing persons. We will also register a First Information Report in the case soon," he said.
Police said CCTV footage near the boarding point showed 43 people heading towards the boat while the identities of 41 passengers have been confirmed so far.
The state government on Friday ordered a probe into the tragedy and dismissed three crew members. It also banned operation of similar vessels in the state.
