Gandhi and state Congress chief Revanth Reddy are depicted in the posters, which demand an apology and hold them accountable for the deaths of children.
“The sacrifices are your responsibility…Since you killed our children, you must accept responsibility. A poster says, “You have to rub your nose on the ground.”
Why is this story important?
This occurs concurrently with the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) stepping up its assault on the Congress due to fatalities sustained during the Telangana secession movement.
Telangana’s single-phase elections are set for November 30. The BRS is expected to receive a lot of support from the general public.
With five seats, the Congress will be fighting for its life.
In a similar vein, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with just three seats, is hoping to gain ground in the state.
Posters show purported problems in Karnataka
The protest posters, according to ANI, also draw attention to problems that Karnataka’s citizens face, like unemployment and electricity outages. Karnataka is governed by Congress.
The text on the Telugu posters reads, “Electricity problems in Karnataka…No jobs… Gallows… Unemployed for the sin of voting for Congress.”
Elections have already taken place in Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh, and polling is currently taking place in Rajasthan. Telangana is the final state to cast a ballot this year.
Congress leaders’ Telangana campaign schedule
The appearance of anti-Congress protest posters coincides with a crucial period of intense political campaigning by both parties before the next election.
To topple the BRS government, public gatherings in Telangana are being organized by senior Congress leaders such as Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge.
In contrast, chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao is optimistic about securing a third consecutive term for his administration in the nation’s newest state, which was formed in 2014 by splitting off Andhra Pradesh.
Understand the agitation in Telangana
According to a reports, leaders of the BRS have charged the Congress with “suppressing” the Telangana movement for a separate state in the 1970s and forcibly combining Telangana with Andhra Pradesh in 1956.
During the campaign, KCR claimed that the establishment party had killed 400 people and imprisoned lakhs more.
He claimed that the Congress abandoned its pledge to establish Telangana State after forming an alliance with the party.
According to him, Telangana formed the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in 2001, which is now known as the BRS.