Leader of Opposition in Telangana Legislative Council Mohammed Ali Shabbir on Friday challenged Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao to take by-elections for Warangal Lok Sabha seat as a referendum and step down if TRS candidate P Dayakar loses the election.
Shabbir Ali was reacting to the challenge made by Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao wherein he asked whether TPCC President N Uttam Kumar Reddy would quit from his post if Congress candidate Sarve Satyanarayana losses the election.
He said Harish was too small to challenge the TPCC chief. He said if KCR makes a similar challenge and agrees to accept Warangal by-polls as referendum, then the Congress party might consider making Uttam Kumar Reddy accept the challenge.
He said that Harish has been targeting the Congress party out of frustration.
"Harish apparently feels that he did not get due recognition in the party. Despite actively participating in Telangana movement, KCR is promoting his son K T Rama Rao and projecting him as apparent political heir. This has turned Harish crazy and he has been making wild statements against Congress. He is repeatedly asking whether Uttam Kumar would quit the post as if he himself was an aspirant for the same," he said.
