An interesting discussion took place between Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and MIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi in the Assembly today.
The CM intervened while Akbaruddin Owaisi was participating in the Budget discussion, and gave an open offer to him that if he resigned as Chandrayanagutta MLA and contested from the Kodangal Assembly constituency on a Congress ticket, he (Reddy) would take the responsibility of making him win.
The situation arose when during a discussion on the Metro for the Old City, Revanth Reddy playfully said that since Akbaruddin Owaisi was very concerned about the OBCs, he should let an OBC candidate win the Chandrayanagutta Assembly seat. An amused Owaisi countered this asking if Revanth Reddy would then give him his Kodangal seat.
"I will be the chief election agent and work hard for your victory. Moreover, I will offer you the post of Deputy Chief Minister and sit next to you in the Assembly," Reddy said.
Akbaruddin Owaisi laughed at the offer by Revanth Reddy and said that he would love to continue as an MIM MLA.