Deccan Chronicle

Iron leg Naidu evil force: KCR

- L. VENKAT RAM REDDY | DC HYDERABAD, OCT. 5

TRS president and caretaker Chief Minister K. Chandrasek­har Rao on Friday said that any friendship or tie-up with TD supremo and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrabab­u Naidu, who was involved in ‘cash-for-vote’ case to topple the TRS government, would not be possible in his lifetime.

Addressing a public meeting in Wanaparthy, Mr Rao came down heavily on Mr Naidu for his allegation­s that he (Mr Rao) was harassing Mr Naidu in the name of cash-for-vote case.

He asked Mr Naidu whether the voice in the telephonic conversati­on with nominated MLA Elvis Stephenson in the cash-for-vote case was not his.

“Chandrabab­u should answer whether the voice in audio tapes revealed in the ‘cash-forvote’ case was his or not and also answer whether the broker (Revanth Reddy) who was caught with cash was sent by Naidu or not,” he said.

Terming Mr Naidu as an ‘iron leg’, he said wherever he set his foot, everything would be turned into ashes. “He destroyed Telangana with his iron leg. Who will join hands with such an evil force?” he asked.

TRS president and caretaker Chief Minister K. Chandrasek­har Rao on Friday said that any friendship or tie-up with TD supremo and AP CM N.Chandrabab­u Naidu, who was involved in 'cashfor-vote' case to topple the TRS government, would not be possible in his lifetime.

“Chandrabab­u claims that he extended friendship to me but I was not reciprocat­ing positvely. He talks sweetly and conspires in the back,” he said.

Mr Rao said Mr Naidu had adopted the erstwhile Mahbubnaga­r district for nine years during his tenure as CM of undivided AP, but had only laid foundation stones without taking up any work.

He also took a dig at Congress leader D.K. Aruna, saying that he would expose how she had colluded with Seemandhra leaders and compromise­d on the interests of the district when AP leaders diverted water by taking up illegal projects like Pothireddy­padu and Handri Niva.

"Instead of opposing these illegal projects. Aruna for her petty minister;s post, surrendere­d to Seemandhra leaders and compromise­d on the interests of Palamuru and Telangana. She offered harathis to Seemandhra leaders and welcomed them to Palamuru to loot our water. We have all those videos which we will exhibit in each and every household of Gadwal and expose her before the public," Mr Rao said.

Mr Rao claimed that he kept his promise on Mission Bhagiratha that he will not seek votes if the project is not completed. “Mission Bhagiratha is 99 per cent complete. The rest will be completed by the polls and every household will receive purified tap water," he said.

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K. Chandrasek­har Rao

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