BRS leader and Jagruthi president K. Kavitha has openly lamented the silence of senior party colleagues and leaders after derogatory comments against her by Teenmaar Mallanna. Addressing the media on Thursday, Kavitha explained her disappointment that she is leaving it to their conscience, pointing towards a sense of alienation among party ranks.
Meanwhile, Kavitha was not shy to criticize the leadership of BRS in opposing the BC reservation ordinance introduced by the Congress government. She reiterated the need to enhance reservations for BC groups urgently, strongly supporting the ordinance. Kavitha also announced that she consulted legal experts to examine the constitutional merits of the ordinance prior to publicly stating her support, pointing to a well-thought-out decision.
This state of affairs — in which Kavitha feels overshadowed by her own party in controversy, yet takes sides with a key Congress policy — is a symptom of a widening political gap. Her increasing departure from BRS’s official stance is causing an uproar within the party, which seems at a loss as to how it should resolve her vocal endorsements of Congress policies while she is still a member of BRS.
Though the party is still reluctant to take disciplinary action, Kavitha does not indicate she would distance herself from BRS voluntarily. This stalemate may also herald major political changes in the future, with her changing mindshare role expected to shape the region’s political destiny in the days to come.