Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president and Nalgonda MP Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has alleged that the BJP and TRS governments were posing a major threat to the very survival of democracy in the country, especially Telangana. Speaking after hoisting the national flag at party headquarters Gandhi Bhavan of Hyderabad on the occasion of 72nd Republic Day on Tuesday, Uttam Kumar Reddy paid tributes to the martyrs who laid down their lives to protect the integrity of the country. He welcomed the awarding of Mahaveer Chakra to Col. Santosh Babu, who was martyred in a clash with the Chinese army last year on the India-China border.
He recalled that Col. Santosh Babu and himself were both alumni of the National Defence Academy (NDA). Uttam Reddy said that while the BJP government was hurting the spirit of the Constitution, the TRS government in Telangana was trying to assassinate democracy. He said both the parties were not showing any respect for Dr B.R. Ambedkar who drafted the Constitution. He said it was unfortunate that efforts were being made by some elements to divide the country on the religious lines. He condemned the adamant attitude of the BJP government in not repealing the controversial farm laws, although the farmers have been protesting against them for the last 62 days. He said Prime Minister Narender Modi was not considering the demands of thousands of farmers who are agitating on the borders of the national capital in adverse and extreme weather conditions. He alleged that the Modi government has mortgaged the interest of farmers to benefit a few corporates like Ambanis and Adanis.
He also condemned Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao for taking a U-turn on the farm laws. He said TRS participated in Bharat Bandh against the farm laws, but CM KCR took a U-turn after visiting Delhi.