Apparently realising that it is going to lose the Narayankhed by-election very badly, the Congress party is now crying foul over Telangana Rashtra Samithi’s attempt to wrest the seat by spending huge amounts, thereby breaking the tradition.
“For the last few decades, it has been a tradition that whenever a sitting MLA dies, all political parties will ensure that the family member of the deceased MLA gets elected unanimously. For the first time, the TRS party is deviating from the tradition and wants to grab the seat by hook or crook,” alleged former MP and Congress leader Ponnam Prabhakar.
He pointed out that the TRS, though a dominant force in Medak district, had completely ignored Narayankhed as long as Congress MLA P Kishta Reddy was alive. Now, the TRS government is showering sops on the constituency to hoodwink voters, he alleged.
Ponnam said Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao was dishonouring the people of the constituency by announcing that he would adopt Narayanakhed Assembly segment.
He alleged that Harish Rao was the reason for the water scarcity in Narayankhed and said that the Minister has diverted the water from Singur Reservoir to Medak Town.
He accused the TRS government of allotting funds to Narayanakhed constituency only with an eye on the on-going election.
