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Days after quitting as TRS MLA, former Telangana minister E Rajender joins BJP

Jun 14, 2021 12:59 PM IST

The former TRS leader, along with six other party colleagues, joined the BJP in the presence of Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, G Kishen Reddy, and party general secretaries Dushyant Gautam and Tarun Chugh

Former Telangana minister Etela Rajender, who was dropped from the state cabinet by chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao over an alleged land grabbing charge, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday.

Former minister E Rajender joins the BJP in New Delhi on Monday, June 14. (Photo: ANI)
Former minister E Rajender joins the BJP in New Delhi on Monday, June 14. (Photo: ANI)

The former TRS leader, along with six other party colleagues, joined the BJP in the presence of Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, G Kishen Reddy, and party general secretaries Dushyant Gautam and Tarun Chugh.

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Speaking on the occasion, Pradhan said that the BJP is all set to form the government in Telengana after the next assembly election.

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Rajender had resigned from his assembly constituency of Huzurabad last week. A four-time MLA, he also said the charges against him were false and he was removed from his position without being offered a chance to give an explanation.

While he claims that the accusations are based on anonymous complaints, the Telengana government ordered the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and the Vigilance department to probe the alleged land-grab in the Achampeta and Hakimpet villages of ​​the Medak district in Telangana.

Speculation about Rajender’s move was set off following his meeting with BJP leaders, including Telangana affairs in-charge Tarun Chugh, last week .

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