Congress a notional party, says K T Rama Rao

Hyderabad: Information technology minister K.T. Rama Rao said in a press interaction on Thursday that attempts by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi to forge a Third Front by mobilising the support of all opposition parties will not materialise in the backdrop of the recent Uttar Pradesh byelection results, where the two main national parties, the Congress and BJP, were thrashed by the people. Instead, he pushed the claims of the Third Front mooted by his father and CM K. Chandrasekhar Rao. He said the people of the country are waiting for a new front but they do not believe BJP and Congress.

The proposed front by K Chandrasekhar Rao will fill this gap. “If any attempts are made by anyone to forge a Third Front by involving BJP or Congress, they would meet the same fate as people are fed up with national parties, which failed miserably in the last 70 years. They want regional parties which are stronger to join hands and take the lead in forging the Third Front,” Mr Rama Rao said.

He also criticised Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu for saying that Telangana state was granted based on ‘sentiment’ and not on scientific grounds. “Naidu should refrain from making such comments. We have no objection to Naidu fighting for special status for AP. But he should not belittle Telangana people or Telangana movement,” Mr Rao remarked.