‘Blatant suppression of Opposition’s voice’: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on arrest of BJP Telangana’s social media convenor

New Delhi: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy condemned the arrest of the social media convenor of the BJP Telangana and called the move a blatant suppression of the Opposition’s voice in the state. He slammed the Revanth Reddy-led Congress government in the state and said that the people of the state will not “forget and forgive the dictatorial attitude” of the party.

Taking to X, the Union minister said, “On one hand, the Telangana Government is conducting a Global investment summit, supposedly showcasing Hyderabad to global investors as an attractive investment destination with predictable policy, fair regulation, and rule of law. On the other hand, Revanth Reddy Govt. arrests the Social Media Convenor of the BJP Telangana in the middle of the night for a poster that, in fact, quite accurately highlighted the failures of the Government.”

The Union minister asked how will ” such arbitrary arrests” enhance the credentials of Telangana. “Will investors not be hesitant to come forward thinking that the state government is run by a trigger-happy, intolerant, errant dictator,” he asked.

“I strongly condemn this illegal arrest and suppression of free speech. The people of Telangana will not forget not forgive the Emergency mindset of the Congress Govt. and their dictatorial attitude,” he wrote on X.