At a time when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to step up its activity in Assembly constituencies and is scouting for candidates with a mass base for the coming elections, it has suffered a setback with its leader from Vikarabad and former Minister A. Chandrasekhar quitting the party and announcing his decision to return to the Congress.
Speaking to media persons here on Sunday, he stated that he had sent his resignation to party membership to State BJP president and Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy. In the resignation letter, he alleged that the BJP leadership was not encouraging those who were working for the party’s growth and the government at the Centre had failed to stop injustices of Telangana government in spite of knowing everything.
He pointed out that several leaders, who had worked for the movement for statehood to Telangana, had joined the BJP with a hope that the Centre would stop the State government’s injustices and irregularities. But, such leaders were left highly disappointed. Instead, the BJP government at the Centre was helping the State government indirectly. He observed that it was an indication that BJP and BRS are in a tacit understanding.
