For the first time, former union minister and Congress veteran S Jaipal Reddy today came out strongly against Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and accused the latter of resorting to political gambling. Jaipal, who used to describe state politics as too local for his stature, this time round, used choicest abuses against KCR. But, his language was too elitist and not easily understandable for the vernacular voter of Warangal Lok Sabha constituency. Jaipal, winner of the best parliamentarian award instituted by Parliament of India, excoriated the politics of KCR and TRS as surfeit of arrogance. ” There is one word in English which suits correctly to the politics of KCR- He is running Casino Politics- the politics of gambling. Casino politics involve high stakes. He wants to transform India and its democracy into Los Vegas. In this casino politics, you claim everything your own simply because you are the winner of stake,” he said.
Though Jaipal used an elitist language, the criticism is too serious. He was referring to Casino Capitalism, which was first used by Maynard Keynes, to convey immoral and insidious influence of an economic policies freed from restraint. ” KCR is applying casino politics to democracy. Since he won the election and formed the government, he thinks, he was at liberty to do whatever he likes,” Jaipal elaborated.
Jaipal Reddy addressed media at Gandhi Bhavan in connection with the Warangal by-election flanked by Congress leaders Narsimha Reddy, Mallu Ravi, Shravan Dasoju, Ponnam Prabhakar, Bikshmaiah Goud.
Referring to the claim of KCR that he had fulfilled 99 per cent of the poll promises, Jaipal said, ” KCR is the only chief minister in the Independent India who made most impracticable poll promises and broke them all.
Describing the KCR as arrogant politician and the Warangal by-election was the result of his arrogance, he averred and added that there was need to teach him a lesson. “You removed deputy chief minister T Rajaiah accusing him of corruption. But you had never revealed what Rajaiah’s corruption was, nor did you take any action against Rajaiah. It is incumbent on the government to tell the people about the corrupt practices of a minister if he was removed. Otherwise, people are forced to take this as your act of arrogance,” he remarked.
He said KCR had broken all his poll promises which include 3 acres of land for each dalit family, two-bed room house, loan waiver, KG to PG free education etc. He urged Warangal voters to defeat KCR. ” A defeat for KCR was necessary for the state, even though it won’t bring down the TRS government. But, it is needed because it demolishes the arrogance of KCR,” he said.
Stating that Warangal election was a straight fight between Congress and TRS, the former union minister said the defeat of TRS would be a referendum on his government and his programs.
