Telangana BJP chief threatens 'surgical strike' in old Hyderabad, draws flak from TRS

TRS working president KT Rama Rao on Tuesday lashed out at Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar for threatening to do a 'surgical strike' in Old City of Hyderab. dressing a campaign rally for  Greater Hyderab Municipal Corporation polls, Kumar indicated that verse action shall be taken against purported Pakistani, Afghan and Rohingya voters who live in Old City after BJP's victory. Demanding that aforesaid persons should t be allowed to vote, Karimnagar MP alleged that TRS and AIMIM were dependent on se voters to win GHMC election. 

According to Rao, Telangana BJP chief was making se remarks to garner votes and a few extra seats. reafter, Telangana Minister called upon MoS Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy to clarify wher he supported Kumar's 'surgical strike' plan. Earlier, Kumar h claimed that 40,000 Rohingyas were enrolled as voters in Hyderab with support of AIMIM. 

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Tejasvi Surya flags concern about Rohingyas

On Monday, BJP Yuva Morcha president Tejasvi Surya dismissed tion that Owaisi brors can focus on developmental issues. Alleging that Rohingya Muslims h been allowed to settle in old Hyderab by AIMIM, he accused Asuddin Owaisi of echoing narrative of Muhamm Ali Jinnah. Moreover, he appealed that a vote for AIMIM was a vote against India's interests. 

Tejasvi Surya remarked, "Laughable that Akbaruddin and Asuddin Owaisi are speaking of development. y haven't allowed development in old Hyderab, only thing y allowed is Rohingya Muslims. He (Asuddin Owaisi) speaks langu of rabid Islamism, separatism and extremism which Muhammed Ali Jinnah also spoke. Every Indian should stand against divisive and communal politics of Owaisi brors. Vote to Owaisi is a vote against India." He continued, "Who is Owaisi? Owaisi is Mohammed Ali Jinnah's new avatar".

Greater Hyderab Municipal Corporation polls

election to 150 divisions of GHMC is being conducted in exercise of powers conferred by Articles 243-K and 243-ZA of Constitution re with Sections 7(1), 9, 10 and 24 of GHMC Act, 1955. In 2016 elections, TRS secured a comfortable majority with 99 wins with AIMIM coming a distant second amid its candidates emerging victorious in 44 seats. polls for new term of GHMC will be held on December 1 followed by counting of votes on December 4. 

Telangana State Election Commission stated that election will be conducted using paper ballots inste of EVMs. Moreover, polling time has been extended by an hour, i.e from 7 am to 6 pm owing to COVID-19 pandemic. Buoyed by its success in Dubbak Assembly by-election, BJP is looking to make furr inros in an election where allies TRS and AIMIM are fighting separately.