Overview

• BRS working president K. T. Rama Rao launched the statewide campaign in Hyderabad, presenting a multilingual “Dues/Debt Card” as a counter to Congress’s 2023 Guarantee Card.
• The card itemises alleged shortfalls including ₹15,000-per-acre farm support, a farm loan waiver, a ₹500 paddy bonus, jobs and unemployment allowance, higher pensions, Mahalakshmi payments to women, and gold for newlyweds; the figures are presented as BRS claims not independently verified in these reports.
• Party workers will distribute the cards in Telugu, Urdu, and English across Telangana ahead of Panchayat elections and the Jubilee Hills by-election.
• Rama Rao cited Rahul Gandhi’s prior assurance of legal backing for guarantees and said over 30 cabinet meetings have passed without such action, while also alleging vindictive cases against BRS leaders and missteps on the Hyderabad Metro.
• Congress whips Aadi Srinivas and Beerla Ilaiah rejected the drive as a fake or malicious stunt, pointed to BRS-era failures and state borrowing, and said the government is moving to deliver its six guarantees.