Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Kishan Reddy Accuses Revanth Reddy of Divisive Politics
G. Kishan Reddy criticised Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy at a press conference.
He said Revanth Reddy was dividing people by discussing caste, religion, language and regional differences.
Kishan Reddy also said the state government had not completed its election promises.
He accused the Chief Minister of raising controversies to distract people from governance problems.
Kishan Reddy disagreed with Revanth Reddy’s proposal about how parliamentary seats should be distributed.
He also questioned the Congress party’s concerns about removing dead or duplicate names from voter lists.
He said the BJP was prepared for a possible Khairatabad by-election.
He further announced that Amit Shah would visit Telangana in October.
Union minister G. Kishan Reddy accused Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy of promoting divisions based on caste, religion, language and regional identity.
Kishan Reddy alleged that the Congress government had failed to fulfil its six guarantees and other election promises.
He criticised Revanth Reddy’s remarks on Lord Shiva and Lord Rama and accused him of trying to please AIMIM leaders and the Congress high command.
Kishan Reddy rejected linking parliamentary representation to state GSDP during delimitation debates and questioned Congress objections to electoral-roll deletions.
He said the BJP was ready for a Khairatabad bypoll and announced Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s planned Telangana visit on October 3 and 4.
- Who
- Union coal minister G. Kishan Reddy accused Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and criticised the Congress government.
- What
- Kishan Reddy alleged divisive politics, failure to implement election promises and problems involving delimitation, electoral rolls and the Yadadri power plant.
- When
- The remarks were made on Thursday; Amit Shah was scheduled to visit Telangana on October 3 and 4.
- Where
- The press conference was held in Hyderabad, Telangana; the announced visit also included Karimnagar.
- Why
- Kishan Reddy said controversies were being raised to divert attention from governance failures and unfulfilled promises.
Kishan Reddy’s Criticism
Revanth Reddy and Congress Position
Political divisions
Kishan Reddy’s Criticism
Kishan Reddy accused Revanth Reddy of dividing people along caste, religious, linguistic and North-South lines.
Revanth Reddy and Congress Position
The article reports Revanth Reddy’s remarks and proposals but does not provide his response to these accusations.
Election promises
Kishan Reddy’s Criticism
Kishan Reddy said the Congress government had failed to implement its six guarantees and other promises.
Revanth Reddy and Congress Position
The article does not include the Congress government’s response or its account of progress on the promises.
Delimitation and electoral rolls
Kishan Reddy’s Criticism
Kishan Reddy rejected linking representation to GSDP and questioned Congress objections to deleting ineligible voter names.
Revanth Reddy and Congress Position
The article says Congress raised objections to the electoral-roll revision but does not provide its detailed reasoning.
- Speaker
- G. Kishan Reddy, Union coal minister
- Target of criticism
- A. Revanth Reddy, Telangana chief minister
- Main allegation
- Divisive politics based on caste, religion, language and North-South differences
- Government promises
- Kishan Reddy said the Congress government had failed to implement its six guarantees and other promises.
- Delimitation position
- He rejected linking parliamentary representation to state GSDP.
- Bypoll claim
- He said the BJP was prepared for a Khairatabad by-election and expected to win.
- Amit Shah visit
- The Union home minister was scheduled to visit Telangana on October 3 and attend programmes, including one in Karimnagar, on October 4.