KTR slams Revanth Reddy on Constitution Day: Violating all principles, values

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Tuesday tore into Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, and accused the state’s Congress government of “violating all the constitutional principles and values”.
In an open letter to Reddy, the BRS working chief said, “While Rahul Gandhi speaks of constitutional values, your government tramples on them,” he said.
In his letter, KTR further said that while former state Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao had honoured Dr BR Ambedkar by installing the latter’s tallest statue, Revanth Reddy had failed to pay respects to the statue only due to his personal animosity towards Chandrashekhar Rao, terming this as an insult to the architect of the Constitution.
In his letter, KTR also accused the Congress government of curbing freedom of expression and filing false cases against political opponents.
“The freedom of speech and expression is a fundamental right in India, guaranteed by Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution. It is deeply concerning that the Congress government in Telangana is actively curbing this constitutional right. While the Congress claims to be delivering Praja Palana (People’s Rule), in reality, it is enforcing Arachaka Palana (Tyrannical Rule),” he said.
Calling the Congress government’s promise of “change” a mirage, the former Minister warned that the people of Telangana would not tolerate such “tyrannical rule” much longer.
KTR also urged the Chief Minister to restore constitutional rule in Telangana, based on the principles of justice, liberty, equality, and fraternity. He warned of a severe public backlash if the unconstitutional rule continued any further.
In his letter, KTR also condemned the frequent police excesses being reported across the state, holding them responsible for custodial torture and creating a “Police Raj” (police rule).
He said Revanth Reddy’s family members were acting as extra-constitutional forces, meddling in the state administration and benefiting from quid pro quo deals. He also criticised unlawful demolitions conducted by HYDRAA, citing a Supreme Court ruling against such actions.
“Police atrocities have reached an all-time high. Several reports of marginalized individuals being picked up and tortured in custody have surfaced in the past 11 months of your rule. Telangana has been turned into a Police Raj under your administration,” KTR’s letter read.
“Another blatant violation of the Constitution under your government is the arbitrary demolitions carried out by HYDRAA and other authorities across the state. A recent Supreme Court judgment has termed such demolitions unconstitutional,” it further read.