Telangana Rashtra Samithi president and caretaker chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday expressed surprise over the comments made by former Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi that she was very much anguished over the conditions in Telangana.
“I am really surprised. What is there for Sonia to feel so much about Telangana? Was she anguished over the improvement of financial situation in the state? Or reduction of suicides by handloom weavers? Or over speedy completion of irrigation projects? Or provision of round-the-clock power supply to farmers free of cost?” KCR asked while addressing a public meeting at Devarakadra.
The TRS president said Sonia must be worried that the Congress party had stopped getting funds from the state, as it used to get in the past.
“She was just reading out a script written by somebody else,” he said.
He wondered why Sonia had to make promises to the neighboring state while addressing the people of Telangana.
"Did she ever understand that her promises for special category status to Andhra Pradesh would affect the interests of industry in Telangana?” KCR asked.
The chief minister accused the Congress leaders of indulging in sale of party tickets.
“This is not my allegation, but the party candidates themselves are accusing their leaders of wrongdoing. They have accused TPCC chief of selling party tickets. They made voice recording of these events public," he pointed out.
