K Kavitha Breaks Down at Nizamabad Rally, Recalls Tihar Jail Ordeal
K Kavitha wept at a Nizamabad rally, recalling her Tihar Jail stint and accusing BRS leaders of sidelining her.
Telangana Rashtra Sena (TRS) chief K Kavitha broke down in tears at a public meeting in Nizamabad district on Monday, recounting her arrest and subsequent political isolation while launching sharp attacks on former minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy and her estranged family members.
Addressing the Panchajanya Sankalpa Sabha, Kavitha alleged that Prashanth Reddy played a divisive role, akin to the mythological character Shakuni, in creating differences within her family and driving a wedge between her and her father, former chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao. She also claimed that some BRS MLAs worked to politically sideline her.
"I was taken away to Delhi, where neither our language nor our people belong, and despite doing no wrong, I was thrown into Tihar Jail," Kavitha said, referring to her arrest in the Delhi excise policy case. She asserted her resilience, stating, "Do not think of me as weak or cowardly. It is pain, it is anguish." Kavitha maintained her innocence, calling herself "an honest child of Nizamabad, like pure fire," despite facing Enforcement Directorate and CBI cases.
Turning to her exit from the BRS, Kavitha questioned why she was "pushed out" after years of service to Telangana and the party. "If a daughter of our family falls into hardship, do we embrace and protect her, or do we ruthlessly cast her out?" she asked.
Her recent remarks have widened the political rift with her brother and BRS working president K T Rama Rao and cousin T Harish Rao. On Raksha Bandhan, Kavitha expressed hurt that KTR was unavailable, noting he had travelled abroad. She has also accused Harish Rao of leading efforts to facilitate a BRS-BJP merger, an allegation he has denied.
Kavitha, a former Lok Sabha member from Nizamabad, concluded by saying her new political movement was born from the "deep anguish" over Telangana's unfinished aspirations, expressing confidence that her side would win all five Assembly constituencies in Nizamabad district.