Rahman Slams TRS For Linking MIM And YSRCP

Reaffirming that it stands for secularism, YSR Congress has slammed TRS leaders for alleging that the party has a tie-up with MIM.

"TRS leaders Taraka Rama Rao and T Harish Rao have been very vocal in crticising our party after they survived a scare at the Parakal by-election, but their remarks that we have a tacit understanding with Majlis, and other unwarranted, comments are baseless," the party's minority cell convener Habib Abdul Rahman told reporters here on Monday.

Our secular credentials need not be questioned, particularly by those who trade political movements for personal gains, he said. We condemn the statement of Akbaruddin, and TRS communal attributing motives to our party is highly deplorable, he said.

The criticism stems out of the fear that YSR Congress is has become a force to reckon with in the Telangana region as was apparent in the Parakal by-election, he said. "He (Akbaruddin) must have made those comments on his personal capacity, and if he has violated the law, he will face the action," said Rahman. (INN)