Union Minister Kishan Reddy questions “anti-India” Bharat Summit

Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy joined other State BJP leaders in alleging that the Telangana government’s proposed Bharat Summit, scheduled to be held in Hyderabad on November 13 and 14, is a gathering of “anti-national and pro-Pakistan forces” driven by an agenda allegedly linked to investor-philanthropist George Soros.

Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Mr. Kishan Reddy described the event as an “anti-India summit” aimed at defaming the country’s constitutional institutions and alleged that the platform was being used to level “false and personal allegations” against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Secunderabad MP questioned the use of public funds for what he described as a Congress party programme and said it was unfortunate that Telangana was being used as a “platform for forces that spew venom against the nation”. He further alleged that the Congress, which has been losing public support and electoral ground in several parts of the country, was attempting to use the summit to divert attention from its successive electoral defeats.

Mr. Kishan Reddy also questioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s vision and accused the party of using the Bharat Summit to downplay India’s achievements under the Modi government and hinder the country’s progress.

The Union Minister urged Congress leaders to instead explain the status of the promises made to the people of Telangana during the 2023 Assembly elections. Stating that the Congress government’s finances were under severe strain, he pointed to recent High Court directions on the clearance of pending bills as evidence of administrative shortcomings. He further alleged that Telangana was moving towards a financial emergency.

Demanding that the summit focus on the Congress government’s performance over the past three years, Mr. Kishan Reddy alleged that various sections of society had been affected by what he termed the party’s “deception.”