Telangana Today: KTR attacks Revanth Reddy over alleged threat to arrest L&T official

BRS working president KT Rama Rao has condemned the remarks made by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, who claimed to have asked the police to arrest L&T CFO R Shankar Raman and put him in prison for criticizing the Congress government’s free bus ride scheme. Reddy made these comments during a national debate in Delhi, stating that the scheme had resulted in low metro commuters. Rama Rao questioned the Chief Minister’s motives, saying that Revanth Reddy, who has had personal experience with jail time, seemed to want others to experience the same. He also asked why Reddy would threaten a respected organization like L&T with jail time simply for expressing an opinion. Rama Rao further questioned whether this was part of a strategy by Congress Lok Sabha leader Rahul Gandhi to attract investments. The comments have not gone well with Hyderabad’s business groups, who are concerned about the Chief Minister’s approach to dealing with criticism.