BJP Stops Yashki, Demands Resignation

Bharatiya Janata Party activists on Friday obstructed the Nizamabad MP Madhu Yashki Goud at Korutla in Karimnagar district and demanded that he tender his resignation from the Lok Sabha and express solidarity for the Telangana state creation demand.

However, Yashki countered the BJP "attack" by telling the activists that he was willing to resign from his seat only after the party's state unit president G Kishen Reddy resigns from the state Assembly.

This led to heated arguments between the Congress leader and the activists. The BJP activists alleged that it was the Congress which was obstructing the formation of the Telangana state, and pointed out that despite the BJP making it clear that the party was ready to support a Telangana Bill if introduced in Parliament, the Congress was resorting to delaying tactics by linking it with the Assembly elections in the five states.

When the BJP activists prevented Yaskhi from proceeding ahead, the police stepped in and dispersed them. (INN)