Ex-enemies' KCR and Naidu bond intrigues Congress

Hyderabad: AICC general-secretary Digvijay Singh on Wednesday sought to know the reasons behind the rapprochement between Chief Ministers K. Chandrasekhar Rao and N. Chandrababu Naidu who were bitter enemies till recently and have now become friends.

Speaking to reporters at the Gandhi Bhavan, Mr Singh said the two CMs were fighting like cocks when the cash-for-vote scam surfaced and were now complimenting each other and have become friends, leaving the cases unattended.

He wondered at the TRS leaders’ new-found affection for Seemandhra ‘settlers’ in Hyderabad and said that it was all for seeking their votes in the GHMC polls. “The same TRS leaders, led by KCR, had abused settlers and even asked them to leave the state,” Mr Singh said.

At a separate media conference, TPCC president N. Uttam Kumar Reddy accused the State Election Commission of deliberately ignoring the huge hoardings put up by the TRS on Metro Rail pillars in the city.

He challenged the TRS to get a majority of seats in the 150 divisions and then grab the mayor’s seat without depending on the votes of ex-officio members.

Mr Uttam Kumar Reddy also demanded the TRS to tender an unconditional apology for its statements against Seemandhra settlers in the past and then only seek their support in the elections.

Replying to a question, he said that the Congress, which will contest all the 150 divisions, will win a majority and grab the mayor’s post.