KTR's objection to Bhagyanagar "not right", says Sambit Patra

The Bharatiya Janata Party's national spokesperson Sambit Patra said it is "not right" to say the name of Hyderabad "should not be changed." Patra who is in town to campaign for the GHMC elections launched an attack on KT Rama Rao over for his objection of calling Hyderabad as 'Bhagyanagar'.

Hyderabad: BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra who is in Hyderabad to campaign for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) election slammed the TRS working president and son of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao's objection on referring to Hyderabad as 'Bhagyanagar'.

"There is only one issue in discussion these days. It is the family and friends government. I have come to know that two days ago Yuvraj KTR got upset over saying Bhagyanagar. KTR was saying the name should not be changed. This is not right," Patra said.

He took a veiled dig at the ruling TRS party saying it was unfortunate that the fate of "Bhagyanagar" has been left up to one family and its friends.

"It is unfortunate how the fate of Bhagyanagar has been left up to one family and their friends. The development has exited from the back door. It is unfortunate for Bhagyanagar and Hyderabad," Patra said.

At a press conference here Patra also said that Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) led by Asaduddin Owaisi shared an understanding and vote for TRS translated into a vote for Owaisi.

"The BJP is contesting the GHMC elections on development issues. However, it is unfortunate that the family and friends of the government are contesting the 'Family Friend Private Limited' election. They are looking at this election as if they own the GHMC," he added.

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Patra also accused Telangana Chief Minister of promoting his family members and friends in the upcoming Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation elections, voting for which will be held on December 1. The results will be declared on December 4.

Claiming that every vote cast to the Congress party will go to the TRS and that those cast to the TRS will go to the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM), Patra said, "Now, the people of Hyderabad have to choose whether they want a mayor from the development driven BJP or the communal politics fueled AIMIM."

In the last GHMC election, TRS had won in 99 of the 150 wards. AIMIM had secured 44, while the remaining seven wards had gone to other parties and independent candidates.

(With inputs form ANI)