KTR Condemns Rahul Gandhi's Leadership: Claims Congress Weakened as National Opposition Force

New Delhi:

Telangana's Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader KT Rama Rao launched a scathing critique against Congress and Rahul Gandhi today, describing the latter as "an albatross around the neck of the Opposition." Speaking at the IGNITION Summit organized by the Shiv Nadar Foundation in Chennai, Rao claimed that Gandhi's leadership has severely diminished the Congress party's capacity to function effectively as a national opposition force.

Rao emphasized that Congress has failed to present a viable alternative to counter the BJP's vision for India's future. He attributed this failure to Rahul Gandhi's lack of clear perspective on critical issues such as economic development, employment generation, innovation strategies, and industrial growth policies.

According to KTR, the Congress party has achieved little of national significance since the eras of Nehru and Indira Gandhi. He asserted that under Rahul Gandhi's stewardship, Congress has ironically become Prime Minister Narendra Modi's greatest advantage in the political landscape.

If the current political dynamics persist, Rao predicted that only regional parties would effectively challenge the BJP's dominance. He criticized Congress's approach in northern states, particularly in Bihar, where he claimed the party behaves like a fringe organization while insisting on contesting a significant number of seats, ultimately benefiting the BJP through its losses.

KTR expressed regret that his father K Chandrashekar Rao's efforts to establish a political alliance of regional parties—independent of both Congress and BJP—did not materialize successfully. He believed such a coalition could have provided the country with a viable political alternative.

The BRS leader accused the BJP of failing to fulfill its promises to the nation while simultaneously branding critics as "anti-national" and subjecting them to harassment. He concluded that while the BJP has aggressively promoted divisive politics, the opposition has largely failed in effectively exposing these tactics.