Archive · 12 Oct 2026
Revanth Reddy Accuses BJP of Turning Goa Into Drug Hub
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy spoke at a Congress meeting in Goa.
He said Goa’s government was not doing enough to stop drugs.
He claimed a Telangana team found drug-supply links to Goa and arrested people.
He also accused the BJP of transferring local land and assets and of unfairly affecting voter lists.
These are Reddy’s allegations, and the articles do not include a response from the BJP or Goa government.
He asked people to vote for Congress in Goa’s 2027 election.
He warned that votes for other parties could help the BJP.
The meeting was part of a campaign about protecting Goa’s land, environment, identity and heritage.
He compared the contest to the story of Rama and Ravana, casting Congress as Rama and the BJP as Ravana.
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy urged Goans to elect Congress in the 2027 Assembly elections, saying votes for other parties could benefit the BJP.
At a Goy Rakhonn Yatra public meeting, he accused Goa’s BJP government of allowing drug trafficking to flourish and questioned the implementation of the Centre’s Nasha Mukt Bharat vision.
Reddy said Telangana’s EAGLE force traced drug-supply networks to Goa and conducted a crackdown that resulted in arrests.
He alleged land and assets were being transferred to outsiders, and accused the BJP of targeting poor, Dalit, Adivasi and minority voters through electoral-roll changes.
Reddy also accused the BJP of using investigative agencies and electoral processes for political advantage; the articles report no response from the BJP or Goa government.
- Who
- Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy spoke at a Congress public meeting and criticized Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and the BJP.
- What
- Reddy accused Goa’s BJP government of failing to curb drugs and made allegations about land transfers, voter rolls and political use of agencies.
- When
- Sunday; the meeting took place during the Goy Rakhonn Yatra, launched September 22, ahead of the 2027 Goa Assembly elections.
- Where
- Goa.
- Why
- Reddy urged voters to support Congress and said the Goy Rakhonn Yatra sought to protect Goa’s land, environment, identity and heritage.
Revanth Reddy’s allegations
Responses not reported
Drug trafficking
Revanth Reddy’s allegations
Reddy accused the Goa government of allowing drug trafficking to flourish, questioned the Nasha Mukt Bharat campaign’s implementation and said Telangana’s team traced drug-supply links to Goa.
Responses not reported
The articles do not report a response from the Goa government, the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi or Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Land and local assets
Revanth Reddy’s allegations
Reddy alleged that local lands and assets were being transferred to outsiders and warned Goans could become strangers in their own land.
Responses not reported
The articles do not report a response from the Goa government or BJP to these allegations.
Voter rolls and election conduct
Revanth Reddy’s allegations
Reddy alleged that vulnerable voters’ names were being targeted for deletion and that investigative agencies and electoral processes were being used for political advantage.
Responses not reported
The articles do not report responses from the BJP, election authorities or the agencies named.
- Speaker
- A. Revanth Reddy, Chief Minister of Telangana
- Campaign
- Goy Rakhonn Yatra, also called the Save Goa March
- Campaign duration
- 27 days
- Campaign launch
- September 22
- Election cited
- Goa Assembly elections in 2027
- Anti-drug unit cited
- Telangana’s EAGLE force
- Reddy’s claim
- He said investigations linked drug supplies to Goa and that an EAGLE team conducted a crackdown and arrested drug peddlers.
- Reddy’s representation
- He said he attended on behalf of Rahul Gandhi, who could not attend because of protests in Delhi.
