TDP MLC N Rajakumari, on Tuesday, began her two-day fast in protest against the proposed bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.
Speaking to media personnel after launching the fast, Rajakumari said that the late NT Rama Rao had warned, about 30 years ago, that the Congress party was trying to damage the Telugu culture and divide the Telugu speaking people.
She said that NTR's prophecy has came true today as the Congress-led UPA government was dividing the state without the consent of the Telugu speaking people.
Rajakumari said that the Centre was trying to clear the Telangana Bill without giving any clarity on proposed distribution of resources, infrastructure and other matters of high importance. She said that the Congress party was trying to divide the state only for its own political gains.
Stating that she had informed N Chandrababu Naidu about her hunger fast, she claimed that Naidu had an absolutely clear stand on the Telangana issue.
Rajakumari had wanted to undertake the fast before the Mahatma Gandhi statue in the Assembly premises. However, after being denied permission, she began her fast near the Telugu Desam Legislature Party office. (INN)
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