Hyderabad, Nov. 4 -- Telangana Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy today said the Congress Party remains the only truly secular force and the only party capable of defeating the BJP both in Telangana and across the country.
Speaking at a minority community meeting in Yousufguda as part of the Jubilee Hills by-election campaign for Congress candidate Naveen Yadav, he said regional parties like the BRS had helped the BJP's rise by dividing secular votes.
"The BRS will meet the same fate as the Telugu Desam Party, which lost relevance after allying with the BJP," he said, accusing the BRS of acting as a "silent partner" to the BJP and failing to protest against the cuts in minority budgets and educational schemes.
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