Reject anti-people govts, Uttam exhorts people
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president N. Uttam Kumar Reddy exhorted the people to take inspiration from the Quit India movement to reject “tyrannical and anti-people regimes.”
Speaking at Gandhi Bhavan at an event to mark the 78th anniversary of the Quit India Movement, the TPCC chief said that the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi and the path adopted by him to dethrone the British were highly relevant in the present circumstances. He said that the Quit India Movement, also known as the August Movement, was launched at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee by Mahatma Gandhi on August 8, 1942, to demand an end to British rule in India. This movement united the people and played a crucial role in getting freedom for the country on August 15, 1947. Reddy said that the Congress has a rich history of launching successful movements to protect people's freedom and rights and Congress leaders have served the country by making several sacrifices.
The TPCC chief said that the Congress cadre needs to take inspiration from events like the Quit India movement to wage battles in democratic ways to defeat the forces which are subjecting the people to atrocities and injustices.
He said that it was the Congress which had granted statehood for Telangana state as it wanted the people of this region to prosper without hindrance, but Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao had shattered that dream.
He alleged, “KCR has ruined all the resources of Telangana state and pushed the state into debts of over `3 lakh crore in the last six years. He is silent on Andhra Pradesh stealing 11 tmc ft of water every day from the Pothireddypadu project. He is helping the AP government execute expansion of the Pothireddypadu head regulator and construction of Rayalaseema lift irrigation scheme which will deprive Telangana state of 6.3 tmc ft of Krishna river water.”
He also alleged that the Chandrashekar Rao government had completely failed to handle the Coronavirus situation.
Stating that elections for Greater Hyderabad and Warangal municipal corporations could be held soon, he asked the party cadre to get prepared for the municipal polls.
Congress senior leaders including Uttam Kumar Reddy, CLP leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, former CLP leader K. Jana Reddy and others paid rich tributes to former MP Nandi Yellaiah who passed away on Saturday.