Revanth calls for Left-Congress unity against Modi
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has called for an alliance between the Congress and Left parties to counter the BJP's alleged manipulation of electoral rolls. He claims the BJP is systematically removing anti-BJP voters, particularly from marginalized communities, to influence election outcomes.
Why it matters
This highlights growing political polarization in Telangana and the strategic efforts of regional leaders to form coalitions against the ruling national party.
Chief Minister A.Revanth Reddy alleged that the proposed Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was being used to systematically remove anti-BJP votes, and the Communist parties should join hands with the Congress in the fight to defeat such nefarious activities.
Speaking at a memorial meeting organised in Hyderabad in memory of Communist leader and farmers’ activist Sarampalli Malla Reddy, the Chief Minister alleged that the BJP was replicating its West Bengal strategy in Telangana by identifying and removing anti-BJP voters at the polling-booth level.
He claimed that there was a conspiracy to delete one crore votes in Telangana and alleged that private agencies were being engaged to conduct surveys for identifying voters. SCs, STs and minorities, he alleged, were among the main targets of the exercise.
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