Congress Wants Probe Into Defection Of MLAs To TRS

The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TSPCC) on Tuesday demanded an inquiry into the defection of MLAs to the ruling party and the amount of money spent by the TRS to woo them.

An inquiry alone would expose the real face of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, it added.

Speaking to the media at Gandhi Bhavan on Tuesday, TPCC president Uttam Kumar Reddy and working president Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka charged Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao with "purchasing the MLAs from other parties to decimate the Opposition".

Bhatti Vikramarka said that since TDP MLA Revanth Reddy was caught red-handed in a sting operation by the Anti-Corruption Bureau, he had emerged as a "donga", but the TRS leaders who had splurged money and positions to attract MLAs from other parties were going scot-free as "doras".

He said that a day would soon come for the "dora" to be proven a "donga".

He added that the Congress had functioned as a responsible Opposition during the last one year, and scored 100 on 100 marks.

Uttam Kumar Reddy alleged that the TRS MLAs were not happy with KCR's style of functioning as they were not getting an appointment with the CM even for three months and were feeling suffocated.

He alleged that the TRS was honeymooning with the MIM, which opposed the formation of a separate Telangana tooth and nail.

Alleging that both the TDP and the TRS were indulging in murky politics, Reddy said he was giving only five marks out of 100 to the TRS government for its rule so far.

The Congress leader alleged that the Telangana CM was making tall statements keeping the upcoming GHMC elections in view. He slammed the TRS for totally neglecting AICC Chief Sonia Gandhi even though she had delivered Telangana by dividing united Andhra Pradesh in spite of knowing that her party would be routed in the Andhra region.

Stating that the UPA government had made several changes to the A P Reorganisation Act to benefit Telangana, the TPCC chief said that though the Narendra Modi government was not implementing them, Chief Minister KCR remained calm for obvious reasons.

Recollecting KCR's statements that "Andhra people" had looted the Telangana region, Reddy asked KCR why he allowed Andhra contractors in the Water Grid project and other schemes.

Declaring that the Congress would celebrate January 2 of every year as Day Of Gratitude to Sonia Gandhi, he demanded that the KCR government include Sonia Gandhi's name in the school curriculum. (NSS)