TRS Politburo member Y Srinivas on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of insulting the entire population of Telangana by fielding T Jayaprakash Reddy alias Jagga Reddy as its candidate for the Medak Lok Sabha by-elections.
Addressing a press conference at Telangana Bhavan, Srinivas said that Jagga Reddy had been a strong opponent of Telangana, and had openly campaigned against the division of Andhra Pradesh.
Srinivas said that by fielding the supporter of "Samaikhyandhra", the BJP had insulted the Telangana sentiment.
Stating that the people of Sangareddy had already rejected Jagga Reddy in the recently held Assembly elections, he alleged that the senior BJP leaders had taken a bribe to give the ticket to Jagga Reddy.
Srinivas also alleged that Jagga Reddy was a "goonda", and that by giving him a party ticket, the BJP was promoting "goondism" in the country. (INN)