Archive · 6 Sep 2026
Revanth Reddy Tells KCR: Attend Assembly or Resign
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy criticised former Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao for not attending the Assembly.
He told KCR to return to the Assembly or resign as an MLA.
Revanth Reddy said the next Assembly session would begin on September 7.
He also challenged the BRS party to compete with Congress in future elections.
The Chief Minister said Congress would compare its first 1,000 days in office with the BRS government’s earlier 10-year rule.
He claimed Congress had expanded welfare programmes started under the BRS government.
Revanth Reddy predicted that Congress would win several upcoming elections.
He also said Congress could remain in power for two more terms.
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy urged K Chandrashekar Rao to attend the Telangana Assembly or resign as MLA.
Revanth Reddy questioned KCR’s prolonged absence from the Assembly and alleged he had continued drawing his salary.
The Chief Minister said Congress performance over 1,000 days would be compared with the previous BRS government’s 10-year rule.
Revanth Reddy predicted Congress victories in upcoming elections, including in BRS strongholds such as Sircilla and Gajwel.
He said Congress welfare schemes had expanded programmes introduced by the previous BRS government and promised continued political competition.
- Who
- Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and BRS president and former chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao.
- What
- Revanth Reddy challenged KCR to attend the Assembly or resign as MLA and criticised the BRS’s political record.
- When
- Saturday; the Assembly session is scheduled to begin on September 7, and Revanth Reddy said he would visit Sircilla at the end of the month.
- Where
- At a public meeting in Nakrekal, Telangana, with references to Sircilla, Siddipet and Gajwel.
- Why
- Revanth Reddy said KCR’s absence from the Assembly was unacceptable and sought to defend Congress’s 1,000-day record against the previous BRS government.
Congress Position
BRS Position As Characterized By Revanth Reddy
KCR’s Assembly attendance
Congress Position
Revanth Reddy said KCR should attend the Assembly or resign with dignity, and questioned his receipt of salary while absent.
BRS Position As Characterized By Revanth Reddy
The article does not include a response from KCR or the BRS explaining his Assembly absence.
Government performance
Congress Position
Revanth Reddy said voters should compare Congress’s welfare and development work with the previous BRS government’s 10-year record.
BRS Position As Characterized By Revanth Reddy
The article reports that critics have questioned the Congress government’s performance, but does not provide the BRS’s detailed position.
Future elections
Congress Position
Revanth Reddy predicted Congress victories in upcoming elections, including in Sircilla and Gajwel, and said Congress would retain power for two more terms.
BRS Position As Characterized By Revanth Reddy
Revanth Reddy portrayed the BRS as seeking to regain political ground, but the article contains no direct BRS response to his election claims.
- Speaker
- A Revanth Reddy, Chief Minister of Telangana
- Target of criticism
- K Chandrashekar Rao, BRS president, former chief minister and MLA
- Assembly session
- Scheduled to commence on September 7
- Congress tenure discussed
- The government has completed 1,000 days in office
- Comparison proposed
- Congress’s 1,000-day record versus the previous BRS government’s 10-year rule
- Election claim
- Revanth Reddy predicted Congress would win in constituencies including Sircilla and Gajwel
- Seat projections
- He forecast 117 seats if the Assembly expands, or 90 seats if it remains at 119 seats
- Political visit
- Revanth Reddy said he would visit Sircilla at the end of the month and later visit Siddipet