It is not even a week since Bharatiya Janata Party leader M Raghunandan Rao got newly elected as an MLA from Dubbak assembly constituency in Telangana. He has already started changing his tunes like a typical politician.
During the electioneering, Raghunandan has promised to bring huge central funds to develop Dubbak constituency on par with adjacent constituency of Gajwel, represented by chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and Siddipet, represented by KCR’s nephew T Harish Rao.
But after he got elected, the BJP leader has changed his tune. On Monday, when reporters questioned him about his promise of bringing central funds, Rao took a complete U-turn.
“I have never promised that I will bring Central funds for Dubbak development. I only said I would fight for a level playing field for Dubbak by demanding funds similar to that of Siddipet and Gajwel,” he said.
The BJP leader alleged that Dubbak was neglected by the State government over Gajwel and Siddipet.
“Nearly 99 percent of the Constituency is rural in nature, and whatever developmental programmes undertaken with the help of the employment guarantee scheme were funded by the Centre,” he claimed.
Declaring that the BJP will repeat the Dubbak by-election results in the ensuing GHMC polls, he said the party cadre was highly motivated and are eager to register a victory in Hyderabad.
“As the greater Hyderabad area is a mini India with people from different States living here, the BJP is planning to invite BJP Ministers and MLAs from States such as Bihar and Rajasthan so that the voters from those States can be encouraged to vote for BJP,” he said.
He also gave a call to those leaders who fought for separate Telangana and unable to find a suitable place in the ruling TRS party to leave the party and join BJP.
“I have been ousted from the TRS for no apparent reason and BJP encouraged me time and again to contest in the elections. Those leaders who were treated in a similar way by the TRS can join BJP for a chance to win,” he said.