In a scathing attack on the ruling BRS in Telangana and the AAP Government in Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said allegations of corruption deals between political parties and State Governments have arisen for the first time.

While it is common for State Governments to form pacts on matters of welfare and development, such as water sharing, this is the first instance where such allegations have been leveled against two parties, the Prime Minister noted, referring to the Delhi excise policy case.

As the case unfolds, AAP leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), while K Kavitha, the daughter of BRS leader and Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao, appeared before the ED for questioning regarding the case.

The Prime Minister expressed his dismay, saying, “There used to be news about agreements between two countries or States on development projects. There used to be news about agreements between two States for water. But this is the first time allegations of corruption deals between two parties and two State Governments have been made. This is unfortunate.” Although indirectly referring to the AAP and BRS, Modi refrained from explicitly naming them.

Characterising Chief Minister Rao’s Government as the “most corrupt,” Modi claimed that there is no project in Telangana that is immune to corruption allegations

Speaking at a public gathering after laying the foundation stone for various projects worth Rs 6,100 crore, Modi criticised the BRS Government for resorting to an extensive range of abusive language against the Central Government. He also emphasised that Telangana now favours a BJP Government, using the slogan ‘ab ki baar, BJP sarkar.’

The PM  highlighted the BJP’s impressive performance in the 2021 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation elections, suggesting that it served as a preview of the party’s forthcoming impact. Modi expressed confidence in the BJP’s ability to sweep both the BRS and Congress in the upcoming Assembly polls. Reiterating that the BJP never distributes fake guarantee cards to garner support before elections, Modi declared, “Today, Telangana says ‘ab ki baar, BJP sarkar’.”

Recalling the early days of the BJP when Janga Reddy from Hanamkonda was one of the party’s only two Lok Sabha MPs, the Prime Minister proudly announced, “Today, the BJP is the largest political party in the world, and Telangana has played a significant role in this achievement.”

Modi also emphasised the value of the Rs 36,000 crore National Highway projects undertaken in Telangana, and the substantial increase in railway budget allocations for theState, which were 17 times higher than in 2014.