Archive · 29 Aug 2026
BJP Calls Hyderabad a ‘Tragic City’ Under Congress, BRS
BJP leader N. Ramachander Rao criticized how Hyderabad is being governed.
He said Congress and BRS had promised to make the city a “Global City.”
He argued that the city instead became a “Tragic City.”
He pointed to bad roads, weak infrastructure, and broken drainage systems.
Rao said many people are now interested in joining the BJP.
He asked voters to support the BJP in three upcoming municipal corporation elections.
He said this would help Central government schemes reach people more transparently.
The article does not include responses from Congress or BRS.
BJP State president N. Ramachander Rao accused Congress and BRS governments of failing Hyderabad.
Rao said poor infrastructure, damaged roads, and drainage problems are burdening GHMC residents.
He made the remarks while welcoming people from Tarnaka Division into the BJP.
Rao urged voters to elect the BJP in three upcoming municipal corporation elections.
He claimed BJP control would improve transparent delivery of Central welfare and development schemes.
- Who
- BJP State president N. Ramachander Rao, Congress, BRS, and Hyderabad residents.
- What
- Rao accused the Congress and former BRS governments of failing to develop Hyderabad and urged support for the BJP.
- When
- The remarks were made on Friday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- At a BJP programme involving people from Tarnaka Division in Hyderabad.
- Why
- Rao said the city faces infrastructure, road, and drainage problems and argued that BJP governance would improve development and welfare delivery.
BJP’s Criticism
Congress and BRS Record
Hyderabad’s development
BJP’s Criticism
N. Ramachander Rao said Congress and BRS promised a “Global City” but together turned Hyderabad into a “Tragic City.”
Congress and BRS Record
The article does not include responses from Congress or BRS to the allegation.
City infrastructure
BJP’s Criticism
The BJP said residents face daily hardships because of inadequate infrastructure, bad roads, and a collapsed drainage system.
Congress and BRS Record
The article provides no explanation or defense from the current Congress government or former BRS government.
Future governance
BJP’s Criticism
Rao said BJP victories in the three municipal corporations would improve development and make Central schemes reach people transparently.
Congress and BRS Record
No alternative proposal or response from Congress or BRS is reported in the article.
- Speaker
- N. Ramachander Rao, BJP State unit president
- Location
- Hyderabad, including areas within GHMC limits
- Main criticism
- Poor infrastructure, bad roads, and a collapsed drainage system
- Political targets
- The current Congress-led government and former BRS government
- Upcoming elections
- Three municipal corporation elections
- Claimed BJP benefit
- More transparent delivery of Central welfare and development schemes
- Party programme
- Several people from Tarnaka Division joined the BJP