Former MLA and senior BJP leader Marri Shashidhar Reddy has urged Election Commission to take cognisance of the BRS Government decision to grant ₹1 lakh to Muslim minorities to prevent “undue and unjust” electoral advantage on Monday.
“It is simply an attempt to woo the Muslim minorities of Telangana and is highly condemnable. This has been done in view of the election this year. It is nothing more than electoral bribing and something the EC should take note,” he told a press conference at the party office.
Mr. Reddy questioned the very concept of ‘BC Bandhu’ and termed it “grossly unfair, selective and an election gimmick” with no transparency about its implementation with no dates specified for various steps to be taken till disbursal. “What is the track record of the BRS Government? Has it done anything beyond spending money on Ramzan gifts and food, which itself has gone unaudited,” he asked
