Don’t polarise people, secure funds: Congress MP tells Bandi Sanjay, Kishan

Hyderabad

Bhongir MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy criticized Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar for making “irresponsible and divisive statements unbecoming of a Union Minister”.

Speaking to the media on Sunday, he claimed that Mr Sanjay had “forgotten the dignity of the office he held” and continued to make provocative statements. He criticized the BJP leader for claiming that all Hindus should support the BJP, regardless of the party they belong to.

Accusing the Union Minister of trying to inflame caste and religious tensions, he said the people of Telangana are smart enough to decide who to vote for. He reminded that Congress candidate Naveen Yadav won the Jubilee Hills bypoll with the support of all communities and not just a single caste or religion. “Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy gave a ticket to one of the BC candidates and the people embraced him,” the MP said.

Mr. Reddy also reminded that the BJP had lost its deposit and that too in the constituency represented by Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy. He asked the Union Ministers to focus on providing funds for Telangana instead of polarizing communities.