Nagpur: The planned united front of opposition parties in the country against ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did not seem to find much favour with Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao who, in a veiled reference, outlined his party’s stance saying, “The country in past has seen a united front, a third front, but failed to benefit citizens.”
The Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) chief remained non committal to the proposed efforts to form a joint opposition against the BJP-led Government at the Centre. During a media interaction in Nagpur on Thursday, he did not seem too enthusiastic about the forthcoming Patna meet. He said that he was yet to make up his mind about attending the Opposition Conclave being convened by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
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In a press communiqué distributed to media persons, Rao outlined the party’s response claiming that Congress Party was not in a position to lead the country by providing the necessary momentum. Rao was on a day’s visit to Nagpur as part of BRS aggressive foray to expand base in Maharashtra, wherein he opened the party’s office in the city and later addressed the cadre in a well attended meet.
Later Rao spoke to media persons, fielding queries from national politics to his views on current topics in the country. Asked about Uniform Civil Code (UCC), he sounded critical of the Central Government move to hold consultations with religious leaders saying, why the latter are fishing in political waters. The religious leaders’ role in society is well defined and they should confine themselves to their Mutts and ashrams and remain engaged in religious duties.
To another query he said when the draft comes to the State Government they will clear their stance and refused to be drawn into any controversy. Flanked by leaders from Maharashtra and parliamentary party leader from his home state of Telangana, KCR as he is well known advocated scientific approach for forming of new states. There is such a sorry position in the country. We have a State, Sikkim, with a population of just 6.5 lakh and also Uttar Pradesh with a population of 24 crores. This is the core problem with the country, and herein he outlined BRS agenda, need for structural reforms in administrative, political, constitutional, electoral for bringing about qualitative change to spur high growth.
Quoting from Central Government figures, he said, the country has surplus of everything, water, coal and yet we are in a sorry state having to import foodgrains and coal speaks volume about the affairs in the country. As to farmers he outlined the Rythu Bandhu that is huge success as it stopped the farmer suicides and today workers from 14 states work in Telangana in agri sector. Same policies are needed and hence BRS expanded first in Maharashtra as we are sorry to hear about farmer suicides in our bordering district of Yavatmal, he added further and also outlined party’s outreach to other States like Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh within next fortnight.
He also advocated education should be free and also voiced opposition to privatisation of State’s assets. About the stalemate in parliament and assemblies where space for debate is shrinking, Rao blamed the petty mindset of the country’s political leaders for the same. Political parties indulge in blame games but when they switch roles, while in Government they blame opposition and while in opposition they blame Government without bothering to find common ground. BRS’s Maharashtra leaders including Manik Kadam, Charan Waghmare, Raju Todsam, Deepak Atram, Dyanesh Wakudkar, Shankar Anna Dhondge were present at the media interaction along with T Chandrashekhar from Telangana, he had worked in capacity of Municipal Commissioner in Nagpur Municipal Corporation in mid nineties.
