‘Power corrupted him’: K Kavitha targets father KCR as she launches her new party Telangana Rashtra Sena

Kalvakuntla Kavitha, daughter of BRS chief K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR), launched her new political party, the Telangana Rashtra Sena (TRS), on Saturday in Hyderabad.

Addressing the gathering, K Kavitha revealed her party’s name and laid down its vision, while emphasising the imminent need for a new political force and alleging that “every single citizen of Telangana is being subjected to the brutality and negligence of those in power.”

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“We fought hard and sacrificed everything we could to make Telangana a reality, but in vain. We didn’t really achieve what we intended to. Twelve years in, the dreams which were the foundation of the agitation remain unfulfilled. ‘Samajika Telangana’ continues to elude us. The ‘Telangana Chariot’ has gone off track. We all believed that getting a separate state would free us of our chains. Instead, farmers are suffering, Dalits are suffering, and even personal freedom is under constant threat; every single citizen of Telangana is being subjected to the brutality and negligence of those in power. To realise our dreams and give wings to our aspirations, political power is necessary,” she said.

Kavitha apologised to the people of Telangana for her association with the BRS, saying that she is launching the new party to make up for that.

“I feel bad for being part of it. I ask for the forgiveness of the people of Telangana. Having said that, I am proud to have contributed to the Telangana agitation, which made statehood a reality. While I accept that mistakes and crimes were committed by certain people, I believe an apology isn’t enough. To make up for it, we need to work hard once again to achieve ‘Samajika Telangana.’ I, therefore, am launching the Telangana Rashtra Sena,” she said.

In an apparent bid to strike an emotional note with her supporters, Kavitha said that she wants to establish an ‘Amma’s Rule’ in the state, saying a mother’s rule is “unconditional, considerate, and giving.”

“I seek to establish an ‘Amma’s Rule.’ A mother’s rule is unconditional, considerate, and giving. Nothing can be as unconditional as a mother. A mother doesn’t just consider problems; she looks at the child’s needs. When governance is carried out with the spirit of motherhood, the heart breaks when people suffer. I want to stand by and uplift every single person in Telangana as a mother would.”

Launches direct attack on father and BRS chief KCR

Kavitha also launched a scathing attack on her father and BRS chief KCR, saying that he is not the same person anymore and that power has “corrupted” him.

“KCR isn’t the same anymore. The KCR of the past cared about people, fought for the people, and got their problems solved. Power corrupted him. I do not say this out of pain. The KCR we knew protested when artisans died and took up every single issue. Today’s KCR is nowhere to be seen when the houses of the poor are demolished in Velugumatla. When farmers were facing enormous losses and HYDRAA unleashed brutality on the poor, among innumerable other instances, KCR was invisible. What was KCR doing when the houses of the poor were demolished overnight? What did KCR say in the past?” she said.

Kavitha said that KCR has lost control over his political statements and kicked her out for exposing the alleged corruption in the Kaleshwaram project.

“He said even if his own children resort to corruption, he would disown them. Now, he has kicked me out for calling out corruption in the Kaleshwaram project but is happily enjoying the company of the ‘pigs’ who were responsible for that corruption. KCR has lost control of his political statements. Therefore, I will fight him. I will wage war for the people of Telangana, and that is non-negotiable,” she added.