Kalvakuntla Kavitha turned emotional during her final speech in the Telangana Legislative Council on Monday, announcing that Telangana Jagruthi, the organisation she heads, will be transformed into a full-fledged political party.
The daughter of former Chief Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), Kavitha alleged that she was subjected to severe humiliation within the party. Having been suspended from BRS, she resigned as a Member of the Legislative Council in September last year and urged the Chairman to formally accept her resignation during her farewell address.
Kavitha recalled that she had floated Telangana Jagruthi as a cultural organisation during the Telangana movement and said the time had now come to give it a political shape. She asserted that the new party would work for students, the unemployed, and all sections of society, and vowed to return to the Legislature as a strong political force.
“I am going out of the House as an individual, but I will return as a political force,” she declared, adding that Telangana Jagruthi would contest the next elections and emerge as a major political player in the State.
Appealing to the people for their blessings, Kavitha said she chose to step out after snapping ties with her paternal home, citing the humiliation she endured. Rejecting allegations by Congress leaders that she quit BRS due to disputes over assets, she clarified that her fight was for self-respect, not property.
She alleged that certain individuals close to KCR conspired against her, leading to her political marginalisation and eventual exit from the party. According to her, restrictions on her freedom began soon after she organised the Bathukamma celebrations following the formation of Telangana in 2014.
“I worked with complete sincerity and fulfilled every responsibility assigned to me. I was targeted for raising questions,” she said, questioning how democracy could survive in the State when the ruling party itself lacked internal democracy.
Kavitha accused BRS of abandoning her during her legal battles with the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI in connection with the Delhi excise policy case. She alleged that the BJP orchestrated her arrest as part of a political vendetta against KCR.
She further claimed that corruption was rampant in the party and the government, alleging irregularities in projects ranging from the Telangana martyrs’ memorial to the construction of district Collectorates. Citing the Siddipet Collectorate being washed away in a single rain, she questioned the quality of public works.
The former MP said she had fought within the party for pensions for Telangana movement participants and alleged that BRS failed to give due recognition to martyrs. She also accused the party of abandoning the core ideals of the Telangana movement — “water, funds, and jobs.”
Kavitha noted that when allegations surfaced against KCR over the Kaleshwaram project, no senior party leader came forward to defend him. “That is why I had to call a press meet, speak out, and name those involved in corruption,” she concluded.
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