Anti-incumbency wave brewing against BRS, BJP govts

Hyderabad: Former Minister & ex-Leader of Opposition in Telangana Legislative Council Mohammed Ali Shabbir on Tuesday claimed that an anti-incumbency wave was brewing against BRS and BJP Govts among people and it would bring Congress party back to power in the next Assembly elections.

He was speaking to media persons at Congress district headquarters after participating in the 'Haath Se Haath Jodo' campaign in several areas of Kamareddy on Tuesday. TPCC Mahila Congress President Sunitha Rao and many senior leaders also participated in the padayatra.

Shabbir Ali said that the 'Haath Se Haath Jodo' campaign has been receiving tremendous response across Telangana State. "The main intention of the 'Haath Se Haath Jodo' campaign was to carry the message of unity and brotherhood given by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi through his Bharat Jodo Yatra. When we started meeting people during door-to-door padayatra and had interactions, we observed that a huge anti-incumbency wave was brewing among them. They are not happy with the performance of both the BRS and BJP governments," he said.

The Congress leader said that the BRS government completely failed to fulfill the aspirations of the people of Telangana. "None of the promises made to the people by Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao in either 2014 or 2018 were fulfilled. The implementation of the welfare scheme was only symbolic. However, using unethical marketing tactics, it was highlighted as if Telangana has emerged as a model State," he said.

Citing examples, Shabbir Ali said that about 40 lakh people in Telangana, including nearly 24-25 lakh qualified youth registered with the Telangana Public Service Commission (TSPSC), were jobless. Instead of taking measures to tackle the problem of unemployment, KCR Govt is creating hype about filling 1.30 lakh vacancies despite the fact more than 1 lakh posts are still vacant.