BJP banking on fresh 'jumlas' to hide 10-year failures: Uttam

Civil Supplies & Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy has said the Congress party would accomplish the 'Mission Telangana—15' by winning at least 15 out of 17 Lok Sabha seats in the State.

Uttam Kumar Reddy, along with Congress MLA N Padmavathi and Nalgonda candidate Raghuveer Reddy, participated in an election campaign in Kodad and Huzurnagar constituencies under Nalgonda Lok Sabha constituency on Tuesday. He addressed a series of party meetings in Kodad and Huzurnagar and later addressed a large public meeting in Miryalguda.

Addressing the meetings, he said the people would reject the BJP and BRS as both parties have betrayed the interests of Telangana. He said while BRS has lost its relevance in Telangana, the BJP has no moral right to seek votes in the Lok Sabha elections.

Uttam Kumar Reddy said BJP's national manifesto had nothing to offer to the common people as it full of lies and deception. He said that the BJP's manifesto lacked the mention of unemployment which is at its peak across the country.

The Minister accused the BJP of betraying the farmers across the country. The income of farmers was depleted due to a lack of support from the Central Government. Although lakhs of farmers held protests demanding legislation to get a Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their produce, the BJP neglected their demand.

Uttam Kumar Reddy said the BJP has no moral right to seek votes in Telangana as it completely neglected the State in the last ten years. He said the Tribal University in Andhra Pradesh has become functional. However, it remained a non-starter in Telangana due to the negligence of the BJP Government.