HYDERABAD

Working president of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) K.T. Rama Rao on Sunday demanded that Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi tender an unconditional public apology for Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s remarks describing engineering students as “criminal waste”.

In a letter addressed to Mr. Rahul Gandhi, KTR questioned whether the Telangana Chief Minister’s remarks represented the Congress party’s official position on students, engineers and young people. Holding Mr. Gandhi politically and morally responsible as the Congress leader who campaigned for the party and chose Mr. Revanth Reddy as the Chief Minister, he said the Congress could not distance itself from controversial remarks.

“The political as well as moral responsibility ultimately rests with you,” KTR wrote, asserting that Mr. Gandhi’s silence would amount to endorsement of Mr. Reddy’s comments. Describing the remarks as a direct insult to lakhs of engineering students, teachers and parents, KTR said branding engineers as “criminal waste” diminishes not only the profession but also the dignity of the constitutional office occupied by the Chief Minister.

The BRS leader further alleged that the comments were not an isolated incident but part of a recurring pattern of insulting students and young people. He cited previous remarks allegedly made by Mr. Revanth Reddy against university students, youth and teachers, and accused the Congress Government of repeatedly humiliating Telangana’s younger generation.

He urged Mr. Gandhi to direct the Chief Minister to immediately withdraw his remarks and tender an unconditional apology to engineering students, university students, teachers and all those offended by his statements.

Mr. Rama Rao said the Telangana’s youth were closely watching the Congress Government’s actions and would ultimately deliver their verdict through the ballot box, asserting that the verdict of an awakened generation would be far more enduring than temporary political power.