Telangana Elections 2018: Congress-led alliance will do injustice to farmers, claims TRS

K T Rama Rao, son of TRS president and caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, also alleged that it is not known who would be chief minister if the "grand alliance" comes to power as there are many aspirants to the post in the Congress itself.

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New Delhi: The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on Tuesday attacked the "grand alliance" of opposition Congress, TDP and others for the assembly polls, claiming that irrigation sector would suffer if it came to power as TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu is allegedly opposed to such projects. TRS leader K T Rama Rao claimed that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Naidu has written 30 letters to the Centre opposing the Palamuru lift irrigation project, PTI reported. The Palamuru lift irrigation project would serve Mahabubnagar and Ranga Reddy districts of Telangana, the minister in the caretaker government said. "When you go door-to-door from tomorrow (for campaign), tell the farmers that, by mistake, if Congress and TDP comes to power, the controlling power of that grand alliance would be in the hands of Chandrababu Naidu and if the controlling power is in the hands of Chandrababu Naidu... it will be injustice to Telangana once again," K T Rama Rao was quoted by PTI as saying, while addressing a party meeting at Ibrahimpatnam Rama Rao, son of TRS president and caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, also alleged that it is not known who would be chief minister if the "grand alliance" comes to power as there are many aspirants to the post in the Congress itself. Taking potshots at the Congress, he claimed that it would be like a game of "musical chairs" with regard to the CM's post if the "grand alliance" is elected to power. The names of the chief minister and ministers would be decided in Delhi and the name of the CM would be sent in a "sealed cover", he said. "So, we have to tell people. In this state which was achieved with hard work for the sake of self-respect, should we have a sealed cover Chief Minister or KCR who is like a lion as chief minister," Rao said. Later addressing a party meeting at Ghanpur near Warangal, Rama Rao alleged Congress leaders also tried to stall irrigation projects by filing petitions in courts. Though there is nothing wrong in going to a court seeking justice, Congress filed false cases in courts to stall irrigation projects, he claimed, addressing a party meeting at Ghanpur near Warangal. Congress did not bother to take care of the irrigation needs of farmers in Telangana when it was in power for long, he alleged. He rejected Congress’ claims regarding 60 lakh alleged discrepancies in the voters list and said that the party was seeking to find excuses for its imminent defeat. (Inputs from PTI)