Telangana Minister Condemns PM's Remarks On Andhra Pradesh Bifurcation

Yesterday, Telangana health minister Harish Rao condemned PM Narendra Modi's remarks on Andhra Pradesh bifurcation.

"When the people of Telangana are happy for achieving the separate state, the PM seemed to be upset over it and is afraid that Telangana is overtaking Gujarat in development," Harish Rao said.

The health minister also claimed that BJP betrayed Telangana by not fulfilling the promises to create a separate state. He recalled that BJP had given slogans of '1 vote two states' and passed a resolution at Kakinada in 1999 that Telangana will be formed if BJP comes to power at the centre.

Referring to PM's comment that Congress acted with arrogance in bifurcating Andhra Pradesh, the TRS leader wondered what had prevented BJP from smoothly creating the Telangana state when it was in power at the Centre.

He also asked PM Modi if it was not BJP that betrayed Telangana by going back on its word and ridiculing the PM's remark that bifurcation was against the federal spirit. He recalled that the Modi government overnight merged seven mandals of Telangana with Andhra Pradesh.