Jagga Reddy asks KTR not to wish harm to the Gandhi family who gave Telangana
Telangana Congress leader T. Jagga Reddy has criticized BRS leader K.T. Rama Rao for using derogatory language against the Gandhi family. The dispute highlights ongoing political tensions regarding the formation of Telangana and the current government's employment record.
Why it matters
This illustrates the volatile political discourse in Telangana, where historical narratives of state formation are used to attack current political opponents.
Telangana Congress working president T. Jagga Reddy questioned the ‘objectionable’ language used by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao against the Gandhi family, and said it was not Telangana culture to wish bad for people who helped formation of Telangana.
Speaking to reporters on Sunday (July 19), he referred to the role of former Congress president Sonia Gandhi in the formation of Telangana and asked KTR how he could wish harm upon Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, the children of the leader who had facilitated the creation of the State. “Is this the culture of Telangana?” he asked.
He was responding to the comments by KTR against Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi at ‘Yuva Sangramam’ on Saturday. If KTR was serious on debate, he was ready for a debate with him on the jobs given by the Congress.
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