Harish takes a dig at Congress infighting

Irrigation minister T. Harish Rao on Saturday hit out at infighting in Congress and asked people in Telangana to choose between Congress whose leaders fought for posts even when out of power and TRS which always worked for the welfare of people.

At a series of public meetings in Wanaparthy and Nagarkurnool districts on Saturday, the minister took the names of local Congress leaders for their open fight for party posts.

“When Nagam Janardhana Reddy wants to join the Congress, MLC Damodar Reddy is opposing him. Senior leader D.K. Aruna is opposing Revanth Reddy. The whole history of Congress is nothing but infighting. Earlier too, Marri Chenna Reddy, N. Janardhana Reddy, Kotla Vijayabhaskar Reddy and Rosaiah, all chief ministers, had to step down due to infighting. Do people wish such leaders come to power again,” Mr Harish asked.

Meanwhile, the minister hoped the Justice Brijesh Kumar Tribunal would do justice to Telangana state by making allocations of the Krishna river waters as per the state’s wishes.

The irrigation minister said once the tribunal made its award allocating waters to TS and Andhra Pradesh, the state government proposed to confine entire utilisation of the water in erstwhile Mahbubnagar and Rangareddy districts only.

Chenna Reddy, Janardhan Reddy, Vijayabhaskar Reddy and Rosaiah, all chief ministers, had to step down due to infighting. Do people wish such leaders come to power again?

— T. HARISH RAO Irrigation minister