MOTHE (NIZAMABAD): On June 5, 2001, on the occasion of world environment day, TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao visited the dusty village of Mothe in Nizamabad district. While there, he picked up 10 kilos of soil and promised to mix it in the village tank once the dream of separate Telangana is realised.
The visit was prompted by the resolution taken by Mothe's village development committee (VDC) in favour of a separate Telangana in May 2001. Significantly, it was the first village body to pass such a resolution after the formation of TRS. Thirteen years later, Telangana state is a reality and Chandrasekhar Rao is all set to return to the village on March 28 to fulfill his promise.
When some members of VDC met KCR at Telangana Bhavan recently, the latter agreed to visit Mothe to fulfill his vow, VDC secretary Ganga Reddy said. The TRS president also promised to allocate Rs 5 crore for the development of the village if the TRS comes to power in Telangana state.
Enugu Narsaiah, who had played a vital role in unanimously passing the T resolution, told TOI that after the VDC passed the resolution, some committee members went to Karimnagar to meet KCR and invited him to visit Mothe. Impressed by their fervour, the TRS chief visited the village on world environment day and launched his election campaign from the village.
Even as the village awaits the arrival of Rao, there is a view that the local political scenario has changed. The support base of the TRS seems to have dwindled as the TRS leader did not visit the village even once in the last 13 years. The anti-TRS feeling is clearly visible as the villagers gear up for MPTC and ZPTC elections next month.
KCR, who never turned up in the village after 2001, is now planning to enact a fresh political drama through TRS Balkonda constituency MLA ticket aspirant Vemula Prashant Reddy to attract voters, a villager said on the condition of anonymity. Incidentally, KCR's daughter and Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha is planning to contest from Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency.
The wave is no longer in favour of the TRS in Mothe, said Swamy Goud, a local autorickshaw driver. Owing to a strong Telangana sentiment in 2001, the village had supported the TRS candidate in the local body elections held that year. A Gulf returnee, Goud said Telugu Desam Party candidate Rama Goud was elected MPTC in local body polls in 2005.
However, Raju, a local worker, said formation of a separate state was materialised only because of KCR. People will give an opportunity to TRS, he said, adding that the village will vote en masse for the party.
The visit was prompted by the resolution taken by Mothe's village development committee (VDC) in favour of a separate Telangana in May 2001. Significantly, it was the first village body to pass such a resolution after the formation of TRS. Thirteen years later, Telangana state is a reality and Chandrasekhar Rao is all set to return to the village on March 28 to fulfill his promise.
When some members of VDC met KCR at Telangana Bhavan recently, the latter agreed to visit Mothe to fulfill his vow, VDC secretary Ganga Reddy said. The TRS president also promised to allocate Rs 5 crore for the development of the village if the TRS comes to power in Telangana state.
Enugu Narsaiah, who had played a vital role in unanimously passing the T resolution, told TOI that after the VDC passed the resolution, some committee members went to Karimnagar to meet KCR and invited him to visit Mothe. Impressed by their fervour, the TRS chief visited the village on world environment day and launched his election campaign from the village.
Even as the village awaits the arrival of Rao, there is a view that the local political scenario has changed. The support base of the TRS seems to have dwindled as the TRS leader did not visit the village even once in the last 13 years. The anti-TRS feeling is clearly visible as the villagers gear up for MPTC and ZPTC elections next month.
KCR, who never turned up in the village after 2001, is now planning to enact a fresh political drama through TRS Balkonda constituency MLA ticket aspirant Vemula Prashant Reddy to attract voters, a villager said on the condition of anonymity. Incidentally, KCR's daughter and Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha is planning to contest from Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency.
The wave is no longer in favour of the TRS in Mothe, said Swamy Goud, a local autorickshaw driver. Owing to a strong Telangana sentiment in 2001, the village had supported the TRS candidate in the local body elections held that year. A Gulf returnee, Goud said Telugu Desam Party candidate Rama Goud was elected MPTC in local body polls in 2005.
However, Raju, a local worker, said formation of a separate state was materialised only because of KCR. People will give an opportunity to TRS, he said, adding that the village will vote en masse for the party.
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