K T Rama Rao irks Congress with remark to bury party'

Hyderabad: Congress leaders at separate media interactions on Monday slammed the comments of minister K.T. Rama Rao at Warangal on Saturday, who said that the time had come to “bury” the party. Rajya Sabha member G. Renuka Chowdary, Leader of Opposition in Council Shabbir Ali, deputy leader Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy and former PCC chief V. Hanumantha Rao talking to the media at Gandhi Bhavan said it was not possible for either for Mr Rama Rao or his father, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, to bury the Congress. They said several leaders had made such comments and gone into exile in the past.

Ms Chowdary said when poor people were unable to bear the rising prices and had sold their golden mangalasutrams due to difficulty in raising crops, how was it possible to achieve ‘Golden Telangana’ as often proclaimed by the Chief Minister. She said the Bangaru Telangana concept was confined to the Chief Minister and his family.

She said that if a tax was levied on the rhetoric of the family members of Mr Chandrasekhar Rao, their tall talk would have been reduced to a great extent.
Mr Hanumantha Rao said the government was encouraging fake seed companies and the farmers were paying the price for it. He said the farmers were against the TRS government for not organising the birth centenary celebrations of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in a befitting manner. He reiterated that he would not contest the 2019 elections and would campaign for the Congress.

Mr Shabbir Ali said the people were waiting to teach the TRS in the state and the Modi-led BJP government at the Centre a lesson for their failures in implementing promises. He said the Congress had provided a political platform for Mr Chandrase-khar Rao. Mr Rama Rao should observe political etiquette before criticising an age old party like the Congress.