Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Warangal on Saturday morning to lay the foundation stone for various developmental projects even as the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) has boycotted the visit citing Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) failure to fulfil the promises made to Telangana and Mr. Modi’s ‘hatred’ towards the formation of Telangana itself.
Mr. Modi arrived at the Hakimpet airport at 9.30 a.m. and later took a helicopter to Mamunuru airstrip near Warangal. He landed at Mamunuru at 10.15 a.m. and went to offer prayers at the famous Bhadrakali temple in the city.
Prime Minister’s visit to Telangana comes in the wake of a change in leadership after weeks of public sparring senior leaders of the party had been indulging in. State BJP chief Karimnagar MP Bandi Sanjay was replaced with Union Tourism Minister, G. Kishan Reddy. His visit also assumes significance amid rumours that “BJP and BRS were working together”.