Senior Congress leader and three-time MLA T Jagga Reddy addressing a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan in Hyderabad on July 18, 2025, along with Congress leaders
Congress senior leader and former MLA T. Jagga Reddy questioned the credibility of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao and asked him to explain the alleged secret meetings he had with Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh.
“Was the meeting held at the behest of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) or not?” he asked at a press conference held in Hyderabad, further demanding that KTR should explain to the people the purpose of such a secret meeting. “Is there any conspiracy and are you part of it?” he asked.
Responding to BRS leaders’ taunts on why Mr. Revanth Reddy doesn’t chant “Jai Telangana,” Mr Jagga Reddy sought to know why the BRS had taken out the Telangana word from its party’s name. “Is it not the BRS that has insulted Telangana?” he asked, appealing them to introspect before criticising others.
Mr. Jagga Reddy also ridiculed the BRS narrative that Mr. Revanth Reddy was a disciple of AP Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. “Before Mr. Revanth Reddy even entered the Assembly, KCR was a three-time MLA, Minister, and Deputy Speaker in the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) under Mr. Naidu. Should we not talk about that history?” he asked.
Mr. Jagga Reddy claimed that KCR was afraid to face Mr. Revanth Reddy, and that is why he was deliberately skipping the Assembly sessions. “After being in power for 10 years, questions will be asked, and KCR doesn’t have those answers for destroying Telangana.”
Taking a dig at senior BRS leader T. Harish Rao, the former MLA called him a “great actor” and accused him of making baseless allegations against Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, who is known for his integrity, and has served in the Indian Air Force as a fighter pilot. Mr. Uttam Kumar Reddy would not run away from challenges and he is used to face them bravely.
Published – July 18, 2025 03:45 PM is
