Kalvakuntla Kavitha officially launched her political party, Telangana Rashtra Sena (TRS), on April 25. The party’s name has piqued curiosity as it closely resembles Telangana Rashtra Samithi, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi's (BRS) earlier name.

Notably, Telangana Rashtra Samithi was founded by her father, K Chandrashekar Rao, from which Kavitha was suspended. She will now be using the acronym TRS.

Kavitha unveiled the party’s name and flag at an event in Advaya Conventions in Muneerabad Hyderabad.

She said that she felt the need to launch a new party as the BRS, who are in opposition, and particularly her father, has absolved his responsibilities. 

Kavitha said that apart from bifurcation that was accomplished 12 years ago, Telangana’s dreams have not been realised. “The Telangana revolution chariot which was spearheaded by the then KCR has meandered away,” she added. 

According to Kavitha the “social juggernaut” of Telangana has stopped after achieving statehood.

Attacking the BRS government (then TRS) who formed the government immediately after the state was formed, she added. “We had thought that if we got a new state our shackles would be broken. But farmers were handcuffed. The love for sand mining resulted in attacks on Dalits in Nerella. There were deaths. No freedom to speak freely. There was constant surveillance. It is........

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