Attacking the K Chandrasekhar Rao-led BRS government in Telangana over its alleged corruption and family rule, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said no one can make allegations of corruption in BJP-ruled states.
"After the BRS government was formed, corruption rose sharply in Telangana. You must be watching that there is an inquiry also going on against this government. There are corruption charges against his (KCR) family members," he said, addressing an election meeting in Medchal.
However, no one can point a finger of corruption charge against any of the BJP-ruled state governments in the country, he claimed.
"We all and the people of Telangana say 'State First' but BRS says 'Family First'," he claimed. "I want to tell that if the BJP forms its government here (in Telangana), then it won't be 'family First' here, it will be 'Telangana First." After independence, there would have hardly been any Congress government that did not face corruption allegations, he claimed, adding even their ministers had to go to jail on corruption charges.
"You have seen Atal Bihari Vajpayee government and now Narendra Modi government has been in office for the past over nine years. No one can make a single allegation of corruption against any of the BJP ministers nor did any minister have to go to jail," he claimed.
The defence minister also attacked KCR over the "non-fulfillment of promises" made to the people of Telangana, including giving one job to every family, providing three acres of land to Dalits, and waiving loans.
"Whatever promises he (KCR) made, he did not fulfill them," Mr Singh alleged.
He sought to know how many youths got jobs and pointed out that exam papers of recruitment tests were leaked.
Mr Singh claimed that no one would dare to leak question papers if the BJP is elected to power in the state.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Man Held For Rape Attempt In UP, BJP Claims He's Linked To Samajwadi Party Ex-Rajasthan Minister Kirodi Lal Meena says He Resigned Because... "Bhartiya Zameen Party...": Akhilesh Yadav's Swipe At BJP Over Waqf Bill Kolkata Doctor's Rape-Murder Accused Posed As Cop, Said "Hang Me" On Arrest 'India' Makes History At Break Dancing In Paris Olympics 2024 "If We Had Not Helped Her...": Shashi Tharoor On Sheikh Hasina In India Retail Inflation Eases To 3.54% In July From 5.08% In June Aspen's Dior Spa Residency Focuses On Skin Recovery And Holistic Healing Man Held For Rape Attempt In UP, BJP Claims He's Linked To Samajwadi Party Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.