BRS chief KCR and BSP Telangana president RS Praveen Kumar handle a joint press meet. Pic/ANI
Some political analysts have mentioned that the alliance forward of the Lok Sabha elections is nothing however an instance of political opportunism
The alliance between the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and Bahujan Samaj Celebration (BSP) in Telangana for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls has acquired harsh criticism from a number of quarters. On Thursday, Telangana BSP chief Dr RS Praveen Kumar put up a put up on social media website X, defending the transfer. He referred to as the alliance a “historic” one and mentioned that “leaders who didn’t have the braveness to go to the folks with footage of Ambedkar, Kanshi Ram and Phule had no proper to criticise the choice”.
Praveen Kumar had been a vocal critic of BRS president Okay Chandrashekar Rao and his “anti-Dalit” insurance policies. He had slammed the earlier authorities’s Dalit Bandhu scheme, and had mentioned that KCR was taking Dalits for a journey. KCR had additionally confronted flak for not holding his promise of creating a Dalit the chief minister of the state. That’s the reason, critics say, it’s unusual that the Bahujan Samaj Celebration has joined palms with what it had prompt was an anti-Dalit celebration.
Earlier than becoming a member of the BSP, RS Praveen Kumar was a celebrated IPS officer below the KCR authorities. He had garnered a following in his personal proper resulting from his work in bettering the situations of establishments meant for Scheduled Caste advert Scheduled Tribe college students.
Sources say that a number of members resigned from the BSP as they have been sad concerning the alliance. Then again, BRS chief Koneru Konappa met Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy lately. He was allegedly upset over the BRS-BSP tie-up and is more likely to be part of the Congress. Konappa is a former MLA from Sirpur, the seat Praveen Kumar had contested from the BSP within the 2023 meeting elections.
In his put up on X, the previous IPS officer defined the celebration’s U-turn, saying: “It is not uncommon for political events to alter their methods for fulfillment, holding in thoughts their very own ideologies, strengths and weaknesses, in response to political situations. Each celebration has grown in energy with the assistance of alliances. Sadly, a number of folks don’t see this. It’s ridiculous that these individuals who have by no means spoken up are blaming the BRS-BSP alliance.”
E Venkateshu, a political commentator, agrees that events do change their stances relying on the prevailing situations. Nonetheless, the results of the alliance will make for an attention-grabbing watch, he says. “With BSP not successful a single seat in Telangana and BRS with its big ballot defeat, it’s a query of whether or not two negatives will lead to one thing constructive, or if they may find yourself with a bigger adverse influence. The relevance of the BSP has decreased nationally too previously few years. In Telangana, the Lok Sabha elections are being seen as a battle primarily between the Congress and the BJP. We have now to see whether or not BRS-BSP can change into the principle opponent within the Lok Sabha battle, or is pushed farther away.”
Kambalapally Krishna, CEO of a political consultancy referred to as Voice of Telangana and Andhra, says that the alliance is nothing however an instance of political opportunism. “This growth has uncovered the hidden friendship between BJP and BRS. Even earlier than the Telangana state elections, there was a hearsay going round that the BSP contested in Telangana to assist the BRS break up the anti-incumbency vote. RS Praveen Kumar influenced lakhs of youths together with his anti-KCR speeches. What occurs to them now? The CAG has unearthed a number of scams that came about below the BRS authorities just like the Kaleshwaram challenge, the sheep rip-off, and so on. What’s BSP’s stand on these? This alliance is an instance of political opportunism that threatens democracy.”
