Hyderabad, April 30 (IANS) The Election Commission of India has approved Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS) as the name of Kalvakuntla Kavitha’s new political party. Kavitha’s office said on Thursday that the Central Election Commission has officially given the TRS name to Kavitha.It said officials handed over a letter granting permission to the party at Kavitha’s residence in Banjara Hills here.Kavitha had, last week, launched the new political party as Telangana Rashtra Sena (TRS). However, the…
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Hyderabad, April 29 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao on Wednesday condemned Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy over his reported remark that he derives “sadistic pleasure” when opposition parties criticise him. Addressing a gathering at Telangana Bhavan, KTR termed the reported statement as “shameful” and accused the Chief Minister of being insensitive to public suffering.He said that people across the state, distressed by what he described as fail…
Hyderabad, April 27 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao on Monday said that political parties come and go, reacting to the formation of Telangana Rashtra Sena by his sister K. Kavitha.”Parties come and go. There is no need to pay much attention to it,” he said while replying to queries at a press conference here.Referring to certain remarks made by Kavitha about BRS president and former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), KTR said that many people speak abo…
Hyderabad, April 24 (IANS) Opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and BJP in Telangana have termed the suicide of a Road Transport Corporation driver as a murder by the state government. They blamed the government for the ongoing strike by the RTC employees over long-pending demands.Shankar Goud, a driver of RTC, set himself ablaze in Warangal district on Thursday during the protest by striking employees. He succumbed while undergoing treatment at Apollo DRDO Hospital in Hyderabad early Friday …
Hyderabad, April 22 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao on Wednesday claimed that the High Court verdict has completely exposed and dismantled what he described as false propaganda and a sustained conspiracy allegedly carried out by the Congress party against the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project.He termed the judgment as a strong reaffirmation of the principle that truth ultimately prevails and that politically motivated narratives cannot stand the test of jud…
Hyderabad, April 17 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao has held the BJP responsible for the failure of the Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament. He stated that the Bill failed because the BJP deliberately linked it with the contentious issue of delimitation, thereby derailing its passage. He pointed out that all political parties, including the BRS, had extended support to women’s reservations, but the BJP’s political approach ensured the Bill did not su…
Hyderabad, April 15 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working President K.T. Rama Rao on Wednesday warned the Centre that if delimitation of Parliamentary constituencies results in injustice to South India, this will trigger a massive movement in the region.He made it clear that if the delimitation exercise is conducted in a manner that diminishes the representation of the Southern states, it will not remain merely a political process or a legislative amendment; rather, it will trigger a power…
Amaravati, April 14 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said on Tuesday that the greatest tribute that can be offered to Dr B.R. Ambedkar is to uphold democratic values.The Chief Minister, through a social media post, offered tributes to the architect of the Indian Constitution, social reformer, and Bharat Ratna, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, on the occasion of his 135th birth anniversary“Dr. Ambedkar stands as an exemplary figure; despite enduring caste discrimination and the s…
Hyderabad, April 13 (IANS) The family of former Telangana Chief Minister, K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), may see a fight for the name Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS).Days after KCR’s daughter and Telangana Jagruthi President, K. Kavitha, hinted that her proposed party may be named TRS, her brother and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President K.T. Rama Rao has said that the BRS is contemplating to revert to its old name TRS.Kavitha, who quit BRS last year after KCR suspended her for anti-par…
Hyderabad, April 12 (IANS) BRS working president K. T. Rama Rao plans to undertake a statewide padayatra in Telangana next year to focus on public issues, as part of efforts to reconnect with the people and strengthen the party organisation. While admitting that a gap had developed between the party and the people during its decade in power, he said steps would be taken to bridge it through direct engagement, including the proposed padayatra.He exuded confidence that the BRS would stage a strong…