Minister Adluri Laxman Kumar addressing a press meet at Gandhi Bhavan on Tuesday | Photo Credit: By Arrangement

Minister for Scheduled Castes, Tribal Welfare and Minorities Welfare Adluri Laxman got here down closely on Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders, together with former minister T. Harish Rao for his or her allegations over the Congress authorities led by Revanth Reddy. He additionally threw an open problem to Mr. Harish Rao, asking him to take an oath on the Siddipet Venkateswara Swamy temple over his allegations on discussions in the course of the current Cabinet assembly chaired by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy.

Addressing a press convention at Gandhi Bhavan right here on Tuesday, Mr. Laxman Kumar stated he was able to swear by his dad and mom that no ‘private points’ had been mentioned in the course of the current Cabinet assembly, opposite to what Mr. Harish Rao had alleged. “Can Harish Rao take an oath in moist garments earlier than God that his claims are true?” he requested. Demanding an unconditional apology from Mr. Harish Rao, stated “It is immoral to propagate issues that didn’t occur within the Cabinet. Are Ministers now being known as a ‘Dandupalyam batch’?” he remarked.

Mr. Laxman claimed that over 600 FIRs had been registered in opposition to Congress social media activists in the course of the BRS regime. “For 10 years, they (BRS leaders) behaved as in the event that they had been monarchs. Where was Ok.T. Rama Rao when Dalits had been attacked in his Sircilla constituency?” he requested.

Targeting BRS leaders R.S. Praveen Kumar and Balka Suman, Mr. Laxman stated it was ‘ridiculous’ for them to speak about ‘mafia and commissions’. “Praveen Kumar, who was an IPS officer, didn’t utter a phrase in the course of the Nerella (Sircilla district) Dalit incident, nor did he converse up for Dalits when BRS leaders had been protected by the KCR authorities,” he alleged.

Turning to Mr. Balka Suman, Mr. Laxman stated, “Where was Suman when unemployed youth protested in the course of the BRS regime?” he requested. Laxman Kumar additionally accused the earlier authorities of resorting to telephone tapping and surveillance.

Published – October 21, 2025 06:36 pm IST