Revanth Reddy issues veiled warning to voters to choose only Congress-backed candidates

In a veiled warning to the public against voting for candidates not backed by the Congress, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday urged people to elect sarpanchs and ward members who could work in coordination with Ministers and legislators. He said choosing others could halt funds and development works in their villages, a remark that drew criticism for its direct political messaging during the election schedule.

His comments came as the BRS lodged a complaint with the State Election Commission, accusing the Congress of using public money to celebrate the government’s completion of two years in office and misusing the platform for poll campaigning.

Speaking after laying the foundation stone for works worth Rs.262 crore in Husnabad constituency, the Chief



Minister said the government would extend maximum support to villages but insisted that capable local leadership was essential to ensure development.

Earlier in the meeting, his claim that the increase in irrigation coverage after the formation of Telangana was due to the Congress government left many in the audience puzzled. He said Telangana had surpassed Punjab to become the top paddy producing State in India because of irrigation projects built by Congress governments. The statement drew no applause and instead sparked discussions that it was the BRS government under K Chandrashekhar Rao that constructed multiple irrigation projects during its ten-year rule. It was widely known that the area under irrigation and paddy production had more than doubled in the decade following the formation of Telangana.