Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Saturday carried his offensive against the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) straight into the party’s backyard, announcing that the Congress would soon organise public meetings in Sircilla and Siddipet — the Assembly constituencies represented by BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao and former Minister T. Harish Rao.

Addressing a public meeting in Nakrekal in Nalgonda district, where he had just inaugurated a 100-bed government hospital, Mr. Reddy declared that the Congress would not allow the BRS to regain its political foothold in Telangana. His message to the Opposition was blunt: the fight is coming to your doorstep.

Key facts

  • Congress will hold public meetings in Sircilla and Siddipet, the turfs of K.T. Rama Rao and T. Harish Rao.
  • Mr. Reddy said he would visit Sircilla by the end of this month and Siddipet next month.
  • He claimed Congress would win 117 seats if Assembly strength increases, and 90 if it remains unchanged.
  • The government has spent ₹11,000 crore on free RTC bus travel for women, he said.
  • He inaugurated a ₹32-crore, 100-bed hospital in Nakrekal and laid foundation stones for two major school projects.

‘Be prepared’: a dare in BRS territory

There was no hedging in the Chief Minister’s words. He framed the coming meetings as a direct answer to the Opposition party’s allegations against his government — and he named the places where he intends to make that case.

“I will come to Sircilla by the end of this month and hoist the Congress flag. I will come to Siddipet next month. Be prepared. If the number of Assembly seats increases, we will win 117 seats. If the number of seats remains the same as now, we will win 90 seats,” he said.

Defending welfare schemes, daring the Opposition

Mr. Reddy pushed back against the BRS’s criticism, insisting his government had neither discontinued schemes introduced by the previous regime nor curtailed their benefits. Instead, he argued, several had been expanded to cover more beneficiaries, citing measures for farmers and women as examples.

“If you have the courage, come to the Assembly. Let’s discuss everything. We have given ₹11,000 crore for free travel in RTC buses. Today, one crore women are travelling in buses. Some people cannot bear this and provoking auto drivers to oppose free bus travel for women,” he said.

KCR told to resign if he won’t attend the House

The Chief Minister also trained his guns on former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, demanding that he resign from the Assembly if he was unwilling to participate in its proceedings.

“KCR, who took ₹22.40 crore in 1,000 days, did not come out even for a single day. Isn’t the salary KCR receives from taxes paid by poor people?” he asked.

And when it came to the BRS taunt that he was not educated, Mr. Reddy did not flinch. “BRS leaders say that I am uneducated. Even if I am not highly educated, I have culture and values,” he argued.

Development push in Nakrekal

Earlier in the day, the Chief Minister inaugurated the 100-bed hospital, built at a cost of ₹32 crore, and inspected its facilities. He also laid foundation stones for several development projects, including a Telangana Public School building estimated at ₹9.85 crore and a Young India Integrated Residential School at Kadaparthi village, estimated at ₹200 crore. Nakirekal MLA Vemula Veeresham, Ministers Komatireddy Venkata Reddy and Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, and MLA Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy were among those present.