HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said that the BRS and the BJP were acting as "political siblings" to benefit each other. The Governor’s pending decision on the ACB request to prosecute BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao in connection with financial irregularities in the Formula E race was evidence of the cooperation between the two parties, he alleged.
Revanth Reddy accused Rama Rao of lobbying with the BJP leadership in Delhi to influence the Governor’s decision, saying, “The file seeking prosecution of KTR lying pending in Raj Bhavan gives rise to suspicions that something is brewing between the BRS and the BJP to save him.”
Speaking at a media conclave in Delhi, Revanth Reddy questioned why the BRS was absent from the Assembly elections in Maharashtra after rebranding itself from TRS to a national party. "KCR transformed his party to contest the Maharashtra elections, holding multiple rallies and onboarding local leaders. Yet now, he's chosen not to contest. Why isn't he at least urging Maharashtra's people to defeat the BJP? Everyone can see who benefits from his silence," Revanth Reddy asserted.
Revanth Reddy dismissed allegations that the government's ongoing caste census breached the Privacy Act. “This is false propaganda from the BRS and the BJP. People share personal data with private companies for services. Why is it wrong to share it with the government,” he asked.
“Our aim is a comprehensive household survey for data that enables effective policy-making and the legal basis to expand reservation based on accurate population data.”
The Chief Minister also addressed concerns over what he termed a growing "North-South divide," criticising what he called "lopsided" policies from the BJP-led Central government. He argued that if tax devolution and constituency delimitation were based on population data from the 2011 or upcoming 2025–26 census, southern states would suffer reduced funding.
