Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has no right to seek votes in Telangana after Prime Minister Narendra Modi questioned its very separation from Andhra Pradesh and then snatched away seven mandals from Telangana.
At a press conference held in Hyderabad on Friday, Mr. Prabhakar advised the BJP to seek votes after explaining how many jobs Mr. Modi has given and how many projects in Telangana were given financial assistance or national status. “Let Mr. Kishan Reddy (BJP Telangana president) or Bandi Sanjay (Karimnagar MP) explain what happened to the two crore jobs promised every year. It’s been 10 years and there should have been 20 crore jobs,” he said.
All that the BJP did in the last 10 years was use Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Income Tax (IT) departments or the portrait of Lord Rama to seek votes. “The Lord belongs to all Hindus and not the BJP leaders. It is a shame that God is being used to seek votes. But people have seen through your game. If you are sincere, seek votes explaining jobs, economy and support given to Telangana,” he demanded.
