Raja Singh denies joining BRS; says 'met Harish Rao to discuss constituency development'

Hyderabad: Suspended BJP MLA Raja Singh met Telangana health minister Harish Rao on Friday setting tongues wagging about his joining Bharatiya Rashtra Samiti (BRS).

Later Singh clarified that he is not joining BRS saying he met Rao to discuss development works in his constituency.

"The local media in Telangana has been running news claiming that Raja Singh can join BRS. That is because of my recent meeting with health minister Harish Rao," he said in a video statement.

"For the past several years, I have been requesting the health minister to modernize the hospital in a slum area in my constituency. I have also raised the issue in Vidhan Sabha, and there was no response. For the same reason, he called me to discuss the issue on Friday. I got a positive response from him and he promised to work out estimates and start the work."

Singh said Bhagwa and BJP run through his veins. “I will not leave BJP until my last breath," he said.

He said If the party does not revoke his suspension, he may take a break from politics and work for the welfare of the Hindu nation. “But I will never leave BJP and join another party," he said.

In August last year, Singh was suspended from the BJP for making controversial remarks against Prophet Muhammad.

Despite his differences with the party leadership, Singh expressed his loyalty to the BJP. "Leaders like Narendra Modi, Yogi Adityanath, and Nadda ji are building a new, much-developed India. Look at India before 2014 and India today. I cannot leave such a great party," he said.