‘KCR wanted to join NDA,’ says PM Modi at Nizamabad rally; Telangana CM’s son hits back

Nizamabad (Telangana) [India], October 3 (ANI): Revealing a "secret" that he refused to allow entry of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao in the ruling NDA because of his deeds, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that now the BRS supremo does not look him in the eye.
In his address at a rally here, PM Modi told the gathering that he is going to tell a secret he has not revealed so far.
“When BJP won 48 seats in the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation election, KCR needed support. Before this election, he used to welcome me at the airport, but later suddenly he stopped doing so,” the Prime Minister said.
“KCR came to meet me in Delhi. He started telling me that the country is progressing under your leadership, and said that he wanted to join NDA. He also asked me to extend support to him. I told him (KCR) that due to his deeds Modi cannot associate with him,” he added.
The Prime Minister said the BJP cannot deceive the people of Telangana. NDA is led by the BJP.
“I refused (him) entry to NDA,” PM Modi said.
He said that the 48 seats won by the BJP in the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation elections in December 2020 are “start of the process to change the fate of Telangana”.
The Prime Minister said that K Chandrashekar Rao again approached him and told him that he is going to hand over all “karobar” to his son KT Rama Rao (KTR) and "sought my blessings".
The Prime Minister said he told KCR that it is a democracy and his successor will be decided by the people of Telangana.
"That was the last day. After that he was not able to make eye contact with me even once," the Prime Minister said.
Referring to KCR not coming to his functions, PM Modi said that the “corrupt” cannot sit in his company and “are running (away)”.
Soon after PM Modi’s hard-hitting attack at KCR and ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi at a rally in Nizamabad, KT Rama Rao (KTR), who is son of the Chief Minister, interacted with the media and said cases against leaders who joined the BJP are not being investigated.
He asked if BRS leaders have been bitten “by a mad dog” that they will join the BJP-led NDA.
"This PM is so inconsistent, he says that BRS funded Congress in Karnataka and that he has not allowed us in NDA. Have we been bitten by a mad dog that we will join NDA? Today many parties including Shiv Sena, JD(U), TDP, and Shiromani Akali Dal have left BJP...Who is with you? Who do you have except CBI, ED and I-T," the Telangana minister said.
He also referred to PM Modi’s comments that KCR wanted him to be his successor.
KTR said that the choice of the BRS leader will be made by the party MLAs and BRS does not need a “no objection certificate” from the Prime Minister.
The BRS leader threw up a challenge and said BJP lost its deposit in 105 assembly seats in 2018 election and “the number will go up to 110 in this election”.
He also said that “tourists can come” but BRS led by KCR will get a third term in office.  "BJP will also not win any Lok Sabha seat from the state,” he said.
PM Modi, who took out a roadshow in poll-bound Telangana to loud cheers and a petal shower from locals lining both sides of the roads his convoy traversed through, laid the foundation stone for projects worth about Rs 8,000 crores.
"Today, I had the privilege of presenting development projects worth over Rs 8,000 crores to the people of Telangana. These projects include a modern NTPC plant, which will add new momentum to industrial development in the state. The majority of the electricity generated by this NTPC plant will help improve the ease of living of the people here," PM Modi said.
In his address, he called himself "another son of Gujarat" who had come to the poll-bound state with the promise of prosperity, progress and development.
"The country had achieved independence but this region of Hyderabad was yet to see the light of freedom. The Nizam was creating hurdles to independence. One Gujarati son — Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel — showed iron will, grit and the courage of conviction to win you independence from an erstwhile princely state. Today, another son of Gujarat has come to visit you all for your prosperity and development," PM Modi had said.
Invoking the historic passage of 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam' in Parliament, he said the Congress and its partners in the 'Ghamandiya' alliance sat on the law for the last 30 years.
President Droupadi Murmu signed the Bill, which promises 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislatures, into law last week.
"My sisters from Telangana were part of a revolution and created history. A few days ago, the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam was passed in Parliament. Congress and its INDI alliance — this 'ghamandiya' alliance — had stalled this legislation for the last 30 years. However, it was down to the collective power of our women that saw the draft legislation sail through the legislative hurdles in Parliament. Once it was introduced in Parliament, this alliance had no option but to support the Bill," he added.
Hitting out at the Bharat Rashtra Samithi led by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, PM Modi said the ruling party has broken all its promises made to the farmers of the state.
"BRS government has broken all their promises made to the farmers of Telangana. Conversely, in the last few years, we transferred around Rs 10,000 crores to the bank accounts of 40 lakh farmers. Under the 'One District, One Product' scheme', the turmeric produced in the Nizamabad district is being promoted globally. Also, in line with our promise to the turmeric farmers, the National Turmeric Board will be formed soon," he added. (ANI)