Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Telangana on 8 July, the state unit of the party tried to put up a united front on Thursday, 6 July, but the cracks shone through.
The two senior Telangana BJP leaders — especially newly-appointed state unit president G Kishan Reddy and his predecessor Bandi Sanjay Kumar — tried to put up a show of strength and unity at the party office in Barkatpura in Hyderabad and called for unity among cadres.
The BJP seeks to end the rule of dynastic and familial parties, along with their corrupt practices, across the country and the BRS in Telangana, newly appointed state BJP chief G.Kishan Reddy said on his maiden visit to the state in his new role.
“The goals for which the state was formed have not been met.Hundreds of youths have given up their lives for statehood.We won in some Assembly seats and put up a good show in the GHMC polls.The BRS cannot remain in power after the polls and should be democratically dislodged as it has failed the people,” Kishan Reddy said in a press conference.
Former TS BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar who also arrived from Delhi welcomed Kishan Reddy’s appointment and said the party will fight the family rule and corruption of BRS.“I urge all people to make the July 8th meet in Warangal a grand success,” he said.
On the other hand, the supporters of two local BJP leaders clashed in Warangal, destroying furniture as the violence escalated.PM Modi is expected to address a public meeting in Warangal during his Telangana visit.
In Hyderabad, the two leaders jointly appealed to the people to make the prime minister’s visit to the state a success.Kishan Reddy and Sanjay jointly addressed a press conference during which they made this appeal.
Modi is expected to visit Hanamkonda on 8 July to lay the foundation stone for various infrastructure projects worth around ₹6,100 crore,
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