Telangana BJP releases chargesheet against Congress, targets over civic issues

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Telangana Unit has promised a ‘corruption-free, development-oriented civic administration’ with a special focus on improving basic amenities if the party wins the ensuing Municipal Polls — to be held on February 11.

“We will secure sufficient funds from the Modi Government for infrastructure development. The Centre is already supporting several urban projects under the Smart Cities and AMRUT schemes. The State Government has no funds, so it is the Centre that has been financing streetlights, roads and other civic works,” claimed the State party president N. Ramchander Rao.

Speaking to the media on Monday (February 2, 2026) after the party’s in-charge for municipal polls and Maharashtra Minister, Ashish Shelar, released a chargesheet against the Congress Government in Telangana, Mr. Rao said the BJP would go to the people with the slogan ‘Save Telangana, Vote for BJP’.

He held Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy responsible for the “municipal mess,” pointing out that the Chief Minister himself holds the Municipal Administration and Urban Development portfolios. “Can any citizen say that living standards have improved after the Congress Government came to power? Property tax collections of about ₹2,500 crore in Municipal Corporations have been siphoned off, and central funds are being diverted,” alleged the BJP Telangana president.

Mr. Rao further accused the Congress Government of failing to fulfil several guarantees and promises made during the Assembly elections in 2023. “There is a total breakdown of law and order, with daylight murders, robberies and vandalism of temples becoming rampant. Mr. Revanth Reddy has been a total failure as he in charge both Home and Municipal Administration & Urban Development,” he said.

He claimed that Government employees did not receive salaries on time, pensioners ran from pillar to post for their benefits, and universities continued to suffer due to inadequate faculty, funds and staff. “Not a single rupee has been released to Osmania University despite a grand promise of ₹1,000 crore. Buildings, hostels and other infrastructure remain in poor condition, the same as during the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) regime,” Mr. Rao maintained.

While the dole for unemployed was forgotten, dues under the fee reimbursement scheme had crossed ₹7,000 crore, he said, urging people to give the BJP a chance because “Telangana will rise only when our party comes to power.”

Mr. Shelar said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP had been driving a development agenda across the country. He said the chargesheet reflected the “anger and anguish” of the people and accused both the BRS and Congress Governments of cheating the public with empty promises. Malkajgiri MP Eatala Rajender and other were present.