Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy criticized the BJP, claiming it endangers democracy and the Constitution. Speaking at a public event by the Communist Party of India in Khammam, he accused the BJP of trying to suppress the voting rights of the poor through Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and aiming to secure long-term power.
Reddy likened the threat posed by the BJP to that of the British colonial rule. He emphasized the historical roles of the Congress and CPI in India’s freedom struggle and urged a unified effort against the ‘fascist BJP regime’ to safeguard democratic principles and the Constitution.
Alleging that the BJP sought to amend the Constitution indirectly following its electoral setback, Reddy highlighted the party’s alleged agenda to disenfranchise the poor under the guise of SIR. He cautioned that this move could lead to the loss of essential benefits for the underprivileged, including ration cards and government scheme entitlements.
The Chief Minister also criticized the Modi government for discontinuing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (MGNREGP), a joint initiative of the Congress and Communist parties. Reddy credited this program with curbing rural-to-urban migration by offering guaranteed employment in villages, benefiting the labor force.
