The Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president, KT Rama Rao, came down heavily on the post-poll violence allegedly unleashed by the Congress Party in the Jubilee Hills assembly constituency on Saturday, issuing a warning against any further escalation. "If Congress does not stop its goondaism (hooliganism), the people will teach it a lesson," he said after visiting BRS activist Rakesh in Rahmat Nagar on Saturday to express solidarity following an alleged assault by Congress members.
"I condemn the assault on our party worker. Within 24 hours of the Jubilee Hills election results, Congress is resorting to goondaism," said Rama Rao.
He emphasised that during the ten-year rule of the BRS, which included multiple by-election victories, the party had never engaged in attacks on Congress workers. "The people of Telangana are witnessing the rowdyism being perpetrated by Congress," he said.
Holding the Congress responsible for the incident, he assured that the BRS party would protect its workers by all means. He further alleged that the Congress secured victory through "bogus votes, goonda tactics, and distribution of money."
Responding to recent remarks by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy urging him to reduce his arrogance, Rama Rao retorted: "The people are observing whose arrogance it is. The Congress Party took out a victory rally yesterday after the results were announced. We have won numerous elections; if winning alone makes them this intoxicated, imagine how many elections we have won in the past."
Rama Rao also announced a meeting with Jubilee Hills leaders and workers on Tuesday to discuss further steps in the wake of rising political tensions following the Congress Party’s win in the by-election.
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