Telangana CM KCR demands PM Modi to sack Assam CM for remarks on Rahul Gandhi
Hyderabad, Feb 12: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Saturday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi sack Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his alleged remarks on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
Addressing a public meeting at Raigiri about 55 Km from here, Rao referred to the raging Hijab row in Karnataka and said Bengaluru, which is popularly known as the Indian silicon valley, is being turned into 'Kashmir valley' due to the ongoing tussle.
Modiji! Is this our Indian culture? Is this what has been taught in Vedas, Mahabharat, Ramayana and Bhagavad Gita? I am asking BJP National President Naddaji. Is it our culture?" he asked, referring to Sarma's comments.
Seeking the dismissal of Assam CM Sarma, Rao said,"... Can a Chief Minister talk like this? There are limits. Are you egoistic? Doing tamasha? You think people will remain silent?.
KCR's attack comes a day after Sarma had slammed Gandhi for demanding proof of the September 2016 surgical strike launched by the Indian Army against terrorist camps in PoK, and questioning the efficacy of the anti-Covid-19 vaccines, during a rally in poll-bound Uttarakhand.
The Assam CM had sought to know whether the BJP had ever demanded proof of him being the son of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi .
The remarks drew sharp criticism from the Congress party.
Targetting the BJP over Sarma's comments, Rao asked, Is it BJP's culture? Is it Hindu Dharm and Indian culture?
"As an Indian, I am demanding an answer. I feel ashamed. This does not bring glory to our country. Do you think we will keep quiet with folded hands?
On the Hijab row in Karnataka, he said if the peaceful atmosphere of the country is disturbed, no investments will come nor will employment opportunities be created.
What is happening in Karnataka? .... Bengaluru, the Indian Silicon valley is being turned into Kashmir valley with religious fanaticism... If the eco and peace fabric of the country is ruined, who will come forward to invest and create employment opportunities, he said.
He categorically stated that Telangana will not implement power reforms proposed by the central government as the cost of free power to farmers is borne by the state government.
Without naming any company, the Telangana CM alleged that a friend of Modi is coming up with a 30,000 MW solar Power project in the country and the states are forced to buy it.
Describing the repealed Agriculture laws as a crazy idea of Modi, Rao said they were withdrawn keeping in mind the Assembly polls in five states.
Citing reports, he said India is in the 101th position in the Global Hunger Index below Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal.
Referring to the alleged hardships faced by the migrant labourers during the first COVID-19 wave, Rao claimed that it was due to unthoughtful lockdown announced by the BJP-led government at the Centre.
Though he wanted to confine to Telangana for its development, some forces are 'provoking' him to take a plunge into national politics, he said as justification to play a role at the Centre.
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Congress using hijab issue to pacify minority anger, alleges Karnataka LoP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka has accused the Congress government of using the hijab issue to placate what he described as discontent among minority voters after the Davanagere by-election.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Ashoka alleged that the state government, instead of addressing issues such as price rise, corruption, farmers’ distress and law and order, was attempting to retain its minority vote base by reviving the hijab issue.
Referring to the 2022 dress code introduced by the BJP government, which prohibited hijab in schools and colleges, Ashoka said the Karnataka High Court had upheld the policy and emphasised the importance of discipline in educational institutions.
He questioned the Congress government’s move to revisit the issue and asked whether setting aside the court-backed policy to benefit one community could be described as secularism.
Ashoka further alleged that while the government was willing to permit hijab, it continued to prohibit saffron shawls.
He accused the government of dividing students on religious lines rather than treating schools and colleges as spaces of equality.
Drawing a comparison with Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Ashoka claimed that excessive appeasement politics had harmed the state and warned that the Congress in Karnataka could face a similar political response.
He said voters in Karnataka would teach the Congress a lesson for what he termed “vote-bank politics” and for compromising constitutional and judicial principles.
