‘They want to conquer you by killing you’
The Hindu
Minister for IT and Industries and Municipal Administration K. Taraka Rama Rao blasts BJP-led government at the Centre
Bold in his beliefs, blasty about the BJP, angry about communal politics and confident of retaining Telangana, the eloquent IT Minister K.T. Rama Rao shares his ideas on new age politics for the country, in a chat with The Hindu team during his visit to the newspaper office here.
Why is merger of Hyderabad into Indian Union not a Liberation Day and why it is an Integration Day?
If September 17 is a Liberation Day why do we celebrate August 15 as an Independence Day? Can we call that the Liberation Day from the British under whom we suffered for more than 200 years? Why is the Prime Minister not criticising the British from the Red Fort on how they treated us, tormented us and how we should not have trade relations with them.
Why this selective treatment? Is it because Hyderabad had a Muslim ruler and it suits BJP’s divisive narrative? The Britishers were equally oppressive. Why did Home Minister Amit Shah did not speak about them during his visit to Hyderabad on September 17. Why isn’t Liberation Day not being celebrated in Junagarh in Gujarat? A tyrant is a tyrant irrespective of his religious beliefs. The TRS believes September 17 is a national integration day as Hyderabad merged into Indian Union.
Do you believe the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI are being used as weapons to target political opponents?
In the last eight years how many BJP chief ministers, MLAs or ministers were questioned by any one of these? Even when a Sri Lankan official makes a direct allegation that PM Modi arm twisted them to give a contract to Adani there is no response.
With the richest political party ruling at the Centre and willing to buy out MLAs and voters how are you prepared to face it?
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