Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday said Congress is the only political party which will never join hands with BJP and will fight against it, and cautioned the minorities that regional political parties like BRS were bowing down to the saffron party directly or discreetly.Participating in the National Education Day and Minority Welfare Day celebrations at Sevalal Banjara Bhavan, the CM said Congress has the strength to take on BJP. Many regional parties have either aligned or bowed down to BJP or were going to do so. Muslims can trust Congress, which was firmly confronting BJP, he added.“The ‘car’ (BRS election symbol) which starts from the local streets of Telangana will turn into a ‘lotus’ (BJP poll symbol) the moment it reaches Delhi. Congress will always stand by the minorities and majority communities equally, unlike other parties,” he said, while assuring all support for progress and development of minorities in Telangana.Revanth criticised BJP-led Union govt for stalling the minority scholarships for school students. CM Revanth threw a challenge at BJP to abolish the reservation in Gujarat first. “Reservation is being provided to minorities in Gujarat also. Will BJP remove the minority quota in that state?” he asked.“The Congress govt has accorded top priority to the welfare of the minorities. Hyderabad Metro rail works are being taken up expeditiously. The Musi rejuvenation project will revive the glory of the Old City by creating a night economy along the Musi. A Rs 600 crore cable bridge and beautification project is coming up at Mir Alam Tank,” Revanth said.Recalling the first education minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad for laying the foundation for IITs and ITIs (Industrial Training Institutes) in the country, Revanth said that his govt upgraded those ITIs into ATCs (advanced training centres) to upgrade skills for more job opportunities for the youth.The CM warned that jobs in software and related sectors were on the decline due to the impact of AI. “The Congress govt is providing avenues to create more blue collar jobs which cannot be replaced by AI in the future. If one acquires the necessary skills, there will be no shortage of opportunities for blue collar jobs in the future,” he added.Revanth appealed to the Muslims to educate their children. “The Congress govt is also politically empowering the Muslims,” he added.
