Etala urges Congress, TDP Legislators to quit parties, join TRS

Telangana Rashtra Samithi Floor Leader in the Assembly Etela Rajender on Thursday asked the elected representatives of Congress and Telugu Desam Party to resign to their posts expressing solidarity to the demands of a separate Telangana state.

Talking to media persons at Media point of Assembly premises, the senior TRS leader said that the High Commands of both parties are not making their stand clear on Telangana issue by adopting delaying tactics and misleading not only the leaders but also people of the region.

The one way which the Legislators of both Congress and TDP can pressurize their respective party High Commands is to resign from their posts, Mr Rajender said.

He called upon the elected representatives to say goodbye to their High Commands and join the TRS to achieve the goal of separate Telangana state.

Mr Rajender further criticized Animal Husbandry, Milk and Fisheries Minister P Viswaroop for recruiting Veterinary doctor for posts at state-level instead of zonal-level.

This indicates that the government was committed to do injustice to Telangana candidates by filling the posts with Seemandhra candidates violating local criteria norms, the TRS leader charged.

He also criticized the government for filling the posts in Hyderabad Cricket Association with non-local candidates. He urged the government to give first priority for locals in the appointments. Mr Rajender however emphasized that the TRS was not against development of the state.