Bharat Jodo Yatra like a cat undertaking hajj after killing 1,000 mice: BRS leader Kavitha
Nizamabad (Telangana), Aug 16: Hitting out at AICC leader Rahul Gandhi, BRS MLC K Kavitha on Wednesday said his recently concluded Bharat Jodo Yatra is like "a cat that killed 1,000 mice going on a Hajj pilgrimage.
Kavitha, who spoke at a party meeting in Bhodan, also took a dig at the Congress Party, which ruled the country for 62 years in which the "poor remained poor" despite their slogan 'Garibi Hatao'.
This is her first visit to Nizamabad Lok Sabha Constituency after she publicly announced that she would be contesting from here in the 2024 General Elections.
BRS cadres held a huge rally to welcome her.
"He (Rahul Gandhi) took out a foot-march -- Bharat Jodo Yatra. You know how I feel? (about that yatra) 'Hazaar chuhon ko maar ke ek billi Hajj yatra ko nikalti hai' (a cat going on a Hajj pilgrimage after killing 1,000 mice). That is how Rahul Gandhiji's yatra is.
"The Congress Party ruled for 62 years after the country gained independence. What have you done for Muslims? You (the Congress Party) kept on saying 'Garibi Hatao'. What have you done for the poor? You removed poor people, but not poverty," she charged.
She asked the BRS party cadres to go to every household and mosque in the constituency and meet Maulanas (Muslim men who are revered for their religious knowledge) to explain to them why one should not vote for the Congress.
"No one could bring the revolution in Telangana that Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) has been able to usher in the last 10 years in the state. Our minority brothers should think about whether one should vote for the Congress," she said.
She claimed that there has been no development in the country despite the rule of Congress leaders for generations.
According to her, Telangana Muslims are not thinking of anything other than "Car and Sarcar" (Car is the poll symbol of the BRS Party).
During the past 10 years under KCR rule, there has been no communal violence in the state, she said.
The MLC added that Rahul Gandhi says that the Constitution and democracy are under threat, but the truth is that Telangana has a powerful leader and a powerful democracy, and the Constitution is thriving under the leadership of CM KCR.
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Seven killed, three injured in separate road accidents in UP
Mainpuri/Muzaffarnagar/Deoria (UP) (PTI): Seven people were killed and three others injured in separate road accidents in Mainpuri, Muzaffarnagar and Deoria districts of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Wednesday.
All incidents took place on Tuesday night.
In Mainpuri, three persons, including a couple, were killed near the Shitala Devi Temple on Devi Road under Kotwali police circle when a pickup vehicle hit a motorcycle head-on, Superintendent of Police Ganesh Saha said.
The victims, Dharmendra Singh (50), his wife Baby (48), both residents of Ferozabad, and Sanjay Singh (40) of Tavepur village, were on the two-wheeler and were on their way to attend the cremation of a relative when the incident took place.
According to police, the pickup and a Wagon R car were attempting to overtake each other when the former went out of control and rammed into the motorcycle, killing all three riders on the spot. Police rushed to the scene and sent the bodies for post-mortem examination, Saha added.
In Muzaffarnagar's Charthawal town, a 30-year-old woman, identified as Imrana, was killed while another woman was injured after a speeding car hit them on Rajbaha Road.
Circle Officer Ravishankar said the victims were walking when the car struck them, throwing Imrana into a canal. She was declared dead by the doctors.
Following the incident, villagers staged a protest demanding action against the driver, who fled the spot without the vehicle. Police said efforts are underway to trace and arrest the accused.
In another incident in Deoria district, three persons were killed, and two others seriously injured when a car crashed into a tree in the Baghochghat area late Tuesday night, police said.
The accident occurred near Haji Market when a Bihar-registered Swift car coming from Pakaha went out of control and rammed into a roadside tree, leaving the vehicle badly mangled.
Police said five people were travelling in the car. Three of them died on the spot, while two injured persons were admitted to Maharshi Devaraha Baba Medical College in Deoria.
The deceased have been identified as Karan Kushwaha, a resident of Gopalganj district in Bihar, and Pintu Kumar of Dulharpur village under Phulwaria police station. The identity of the third deceased is yet to be established.
The injured have been identified as Govind Kushwaha (18) of Sisai village in Kushinagar and Bhola Srivastava alias Sonu (22). Police said the occupants had visited a relative's place in Kushinagar and were returning after attending a wedding function when the accident occurred.
Station House Officer Anil Tiwari said police had to use a gas cutter to rescue the victims trapped inside the vehicle.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination, and further legal proceedings are underway, he added.
