N. Ramchander Rao
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BJP Telangana president and former MLC N. Ramchander Rao on Tuesday claimed that the party would rename Vikarabad districtto Anantagiri once it comes to power in the next Assembly elections. He also expressed confidence that the BJP is poised to win at least three Assembly seats in the district.During his ongoing tour of Vikarabad, Mr. Rao addressed party cadres at various locations and asserted that the BJP would also secure victory in the Vikarabad municipality elections in the upcoming local body polls. “No power can stop the BJP from winning the next elections,” he declared, urging workers to campaign vigorously by highlighting the Centre’s financial support to Telangana under various schemes and the need for a ‘double engine’ government.He accused the Congress government of failing to implement its promised guarantees, stating that the past 20 months had shown it to be no different from the BRS regime. “People are now looking to the BJP with hope,” he said.Mr. Rao criticized the loan waiver scheme, Rythu Bharosa financial aid and fertilizer supply as poorly implemented, and called the Indiramma housing scheme a ‘big flop’, with very few beneficiaries. He alleged that only those aligned with the ruling party were being selected, citing that out of 14,000 applications, only 73 were approved. He demanded that all eligible poor be considered under the scheme.On the issue of reservations, Mr. Rao reiterated the BJP’s opposition to including Muslims under political reservations for Backward Classes (BCs). He argued that the minority community already benefits under BC-B, BC-E, and EWS categories, and that religion-based political reservations are inappropriate, though acceptable in education and employment.Ramanthapur Bandh Over Electrocution TragedyIn a separate development, BJP leaders led by former MLA N.V.S.S. Prabhakar enforced a bandh in Ramanthapur, demanding ₹50 lakh ex gratia and a job in the power sector for the families of those who died due to electrocution during a Janmashtami procession on Sunday.Hypocrisy on BC ReservationsBJP spokesperson N.V. Subash slammed Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy for his ‘hollow claims’ of doing justice to BCs, particularly in welcoming Justice Sudarshan Reddy, the INDIA bloc’s Vice-Presidential nominee, over the NDA’s OBC candidate Radhakrishna. He called the move ‘misleading and laughable’, asserting that the Congress and its allies lack moral authority to speak on BC justice. Published - August 19, 2025 09:24 pm IST
