Mumbai: Telangana Chief Minister Okay. Chandrashekar Rao and members of his cupboard visited the famend temple city of Pandharpur in Maharashtra’s Solapur district Tuesday to supply prayers on the Vitthal-Rukmini temple. The go to is being seen as one more present of energy by KCR, who has been looking for a foothold for his celebration, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (RBS), within the neighbouring state of Maharashtra.
KCR arrived in Pandharpur Monday, accompanied by his total cupboard, BRS lawmakers and staff in a convoy of about 600 automobiles. He additionally sought permission from the district administration to bathe rose petals on Warkaris, which was denied.
Rao’s go to coincided with the arrival of Warkaris or devotees of Lord Vitthal in Pandharpur in giant numbers for the end result of their annual pilgrimage on Ashadi Ekadashi. That is maybe the primary time that the chief minister of one other state visited the temple city to participate within the annual pilgrimage of Warkaris alongside together with his total council of ministers.
“We (BRS) began on this state simply 4 months again. So why are all events right here petrified of us? If Telangana can progress in such a brief span, why can’t Maharashtra? You’ve got given each celebration right here an opportunity however no person labored for you. I’m pleased with being a farmer’s son and therefore, can relate to your issues,” KCR advised a public assembly in Pandharpur Tuesday.
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Later within the day, Nationalist Congress Get together (NCP) chief Bhagirath Bhalke joined the BRS alongside together with his supporters. The son of three-time former MLA late Bharat Bhalke, Bhagirath unsuccessfully contested the Pandharpur meeting bypoll necessitated by his father’s demise in 2020. Bhagirath had introduced his determination to hitch the BRS Sunday.
Welcoming him to the BRS, KCR mentioned that Bhalke had his blessings and “might even turn into a Union minister”. He added that Bhalke’s “progress isn’t just about him however the progress of the complete constituency”.
On his half, Bhalke mentioned that after the dying of his father, ‘leaders who ought to have given extra consideration to the constituency and whom he trusted, didn’t pay any consideration to both him or the constituency’.
The NCP, nonetheless, downplayed the BRS’s acquire by saying that Bhalke’s determination to modify loyalties won’t influence the prospects of the Sharad Pawar-led celebration and that Bhalke would lose his deposit within the meeting polls subsequent yr.
The tripartite Opposition alliance within the state — Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) — of which the NCP is a component, has termed the BRS a “B-team” of the Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP).
In response, KCR mentioned Tuesday that the BRS is “no person’s B-team however is on the staff of farmers, and (stands) with minorities, Dalits, adivasis (tribals)”.
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BRS’ Maharashtra pitch
Apart from inducting leaders from regional events, the KCR-led celebration additionally put up hoardings in Mumbai, Thane and tier-two cities throughout Maharashtra with the message: “Ab ki baar, kisan sarkar (this time, farmers’ authorities)”.
On 15 June, KCR inaugurated a BRS workplace in Nagpur. This was preceded by him addressing at the least three rallies within the state (Nanded, Aurangabad and Nagpur) which, in accordance with experiences within the media, attracted sizable crowds.
The Telangana chief minister’s pitch within the state is centred round welfare schemes for farmers.
“We’re assured of forming a authorities in Maharashtra and don’t want any alliance with anybody. Our marketing campaign goes robust in all constituencies within the state,” Manik Kadam, BRS’s Maharashtra coordinator and marketing campaign in-charge advised ThePrint.
Dashrath Sawant, the celebration’s north Maharashtra coordinator mentioned the BRS has organized for automobiles in all 288 constituencies to go round distributing pamphlets and posters to tell individuals in regards to the celebration’s imaginative and prescient.
To this point, the BRS has targeted its efforts on Vidarbha and Marathwada areas, in districts like Latur, Nanded, Yavatmal and Solapur districts.
“We’re telling individuals how the lives of farmers in Telangana have modified. And if anybody is looking these freebies or saying that the state can’t afford them, don’t take heed to them. Farmers don’t get their dues and due to this, we are going to carry a authorities that can work for the farmers,” Sawant added.
(Edited by Amrtansh Arora)
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