Leave Hyderabad Fast: T-Congress To Naidu

Deputy CLP leader in the Telangana Legislative Council Mohammed Ali Shabbir advised Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu to shift his base to AP's new capital area at the earliest.

Addressing a press conference in the Assembly premises on Thursday, Shabbir Ali accused Chandrababu Naidu of interfering in the affairs of Telangana State.

"He obstructed power supply to Telangana's farmers during the Kharif season causing huge losses, which consequently led to suicides by hundreds of farmers. He also tried to deprive Telangana of its share of water from the Krishna river. Now he is trying to encroach upon Telangana's right to conduct EAMCET for its students," he said.

Asking the AP Chief Minister to leave Hyderabad as soon as possible, Shabbir Ali said Naidu should accept the reality that Andhra Pradesh had been bifurcated and that Telangana was now an independent State. Therefore, Naidu should not try to sabotage the interests of Telangana, he said.

He said that Naidu should start operating from the new capital area as it would help develop that region faster.

Shabbir Ali said that Naidu's regime had always proved to be a curse for the people of the State. During his previous rule for nine years, the then undivided Andhra Pradesh witnessed natural calamities and major accidents. At least 1,058 people were killed in a severe cyclone that hit the AP coast in 1996. There were a severe drought and famine-like conditions that forced more than 3,000 farmers to commit suicide. Major roads accidents, train accidents and other tragedies were common during Naidu's rule, Shabbir Ali said.

This time, too, the Congress leader said, Naidu's return to power proved unlucky for several people. While Naidu was taking oath on June 8, at least 25 people from AP, mostly students, were killed in the Beas River tragedy in Himachal pradesh. On June 27, as many as 15 people were killed due to the GAIL pipeline blast in the Nagaram village of the East Godavari district. About 15 school children were injured when a lorry hit a school bus in Tirupati on September 24. Similarly, on October 12, the AP coast was hit by the Hudhud cyclone, one of the most severe cyclone storms in history, which claimed 61 lives and caused damage to properties worth Rs 21,908 crores. The recent road accident on Wednesday saw 16 people, including 13 students, killed when a bus fell into a gorge near Madakasira in the Anantapur district.

Shabbir Ali said that some changes can be made in a house if there were defects in its Vaastu. But in case of a State, the only option was to change the Chief Minister.

He advised the TDP MLAs to replace Chandrababu Naidu as the Chief Minister. "Since NTR was the founder of the TDP, his son and MLA Balakrishna can be made the Chief Minister to replace Naidu," he said.

The Congress leader said that although Telangana did not experience any major tragedies in the last eight months, the performance of the TRS government too was not satisfactory. Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao was too confused, and had no clarity on major policies like the Water Grid.

Shabbir Ali also accepted the challenge by Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao for an open debate on the performance of the TRS government. He asked Rao to decide the venue and time for the debate on the status of the promises made by the TRS in its election manifesto. (INN)