Polls will decide future of Telangana, says Amit Shah as he hits at KCR

Hitting out at the ruling BRS in Telangana, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the upcoming Assembly elections will go a long way towards shaping the future of the southern state and its people.

Telangana will poll for its Assembly in a single phase on November 30.

Addressing a public meeting in the poll-bound state on Sunday, the Union Home Minister said, "The upcoming elections are about deciding the future of the Telangana."

Accusing the incumbent government in the state, under the leadership of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, of corruption, Shah added, "The corruption that CM KCR and his ministers in Telangana during their 10-year rule knew no bounds."

"KCR had promised to construct a 100-bed hospital and generate employment opportunities for the jobless youth of the state. Did he fulfil his promises?" Shah asked the crowd, mostly comprising women, who cheered and clapped in response.

"He also promised to build a degree college. Did he keep that promise?" the Union Home Minister asked the crowd, in a scathing attack on the incumbent government.

"Do you want to remove KCR?" he blared at the crowd, adding, "If you vote for the Congress, their MLAs will eventually switch over to the BRS."

Alleging a pre-poll nexus between the BRS and the Congress, Shah added, "The BRS has struck a deal with the Congress as part of which the latter will let KCR return as chief minister if elected. The Congress, in return, will make Rahul Baba (Congress leader Rahul Gandhi) the country's Prime Minister (with BRS support)."

The counting of votes for the Telangana Assembly has been scheduled for December 3.

Shah alleged further that KCR did nothing for the state and the people during his rule.

The state is poised for a three-cornered contest between the ruling BRS, which is bidding to return to the hustings for a third straight term, the Congress, and a resurgent BJP.

In the last Assembly elections in 2018, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), previously known as Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), won 88 of the 119 seats, hogging 47.4 per cent of the total vote share.

The Congress came in a distant second with just 19 seats while the BJP drew a blank.