Thanking the people of Mahbubnagar Assembly Constituency for electing their candidate Y Srinivas Reddy, Bharatiya Janata Party state president G Kishan Reddy on Wednesday dedicated the victory in the by-elections to the people of Telangana.
Talking to media persons at Assembly media point, Kishan Reddy stated that the outcome of results in Mahbubnagar Assembly segment has increased the responsibility of national party, which promised to give statehood if the NDA come to power in the 2014 elections. He said that the by-election results proved that the Telangana sentiment was strong among people of region.
Stating that the party would play a crucial role in the Telangana Political Joint Action Committee, he said that the BJP would contest the 2014 elections without having any tie-ups with regional outfits and make efforts to strengthen its position in the State. He also rubbished the reports that the BJP won in Mahbubnagar Assembly constituency as the TRS fielded a community Syed Ibrahim - from Minority community.
Kishan Reddy said the by-election results would teach a fitting lesson to both the ruling Congress and Opposition Telugu Desam Party for adopting dubious stand on Telangana statehood issue. “The people of the region have lost confidence on the Congress and Telugu Desam parties for repeatedly cheating them on statehood issue,” he said.
The BJP president expressed confidence the BJP would come to power in 2014 and form Telangana state immediately to fulfil the aspirations of people in the region.