TRS accuses other parties of diverting Telangana debate

TRS Deputy Floor Leader T Harish Rao on Tuesday came down heavily on  the ruling Congress, Opposition Telugu Desam, YSRCP and Lok Satta for not allowing to elicit opinion of leaders on introducing Telangana resolution in the House.

Talking to reporters at Assembly media point, he said although Assembly Speaker Nadendla Manohar sought to know the opinion of leaders on introducing Telangana resolution in the House, the Congress, Telugu Desam, YSRCP and Lok Satta diverted the attention of House on other issues. He alleged that the behaviour of the parties on the floor of the House on Tuesday has shown their lack of commitment towards the Telangana statehood issue.

Harish Rao demanded that Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy move the resolution on Telangana statehood at any cost in the House to proof his party's stand on the issue. He asked as to why the MLAs would not support the Telangana issue if all parties issue whip in this regard.

Responding to the registration of a case against Telangana Political Joint Action Committee Chairman Prof M Kodandaram for his alleged comments against Civil Supplies Minister D Sridhar Babu, Harish Rao said that the Telangana leaders were not afraid of such cases and they would continue their agitation vigorously till the achievement of Telangana state formation.