Leaders of various parties are continuing to switch loyalties to the TRS the ruling party in Telangana State. As many as 3 MLAs and 9 MLCs have today joined the TRS fold in the presence of its Supremo and Chief Minister, K Chandrashekhar Rao at TRS Bhavan here. Those who joined the TRS include Congress leaders KR Amos, MS Raja Lingam, Bhanu Prasad, Jagadishwar Reddy, Bhupal Reddy and two former MLCs Mohan Reddy and Indrasen Reddy. Also two other Congress leaders K Yadava Reddy and Venkat Rao are set to join and yet to take a decision, sources said. While Saleem and Venkateswarlu from TDP joined the TRS. Similarly N Indrakaran Reddy and K Konappa from BSP and PRTU (Teacher) MLCs, P Ravinder and Janardhan Reddy switched loyalties to the ruling party. It is being touted that TRS Chief and first Chief Minister of 29th State of Telangana, K Chandra shekhar Rao will give due honor and respect to Amos by inducting him into the Cabinet due to expand, according to sources. It is pertinent to note that Amos, a staunch supporter of statehood, was the pioneer of Separate Telangana Movement in 1969. He continued his battle till the separate state came into being on June 2.
Speaking on the occasion the TRS Chief, while offering the leaders party shawls, said that the leaders irrespective of their party lines joined the TRS fold for Telangana Stata Development, but not for key portfolios or other benefits. KCR exhorted the leaders to put in collective efforts for rebuilding a “Golden Telangana”. Stating that Telangana formation is a history, he criticized that his AP counterpart, N Chandrababu Naidu is showing his false attitude towards Telangana. He found fault with Naidu for making Governor ESL Narasimhan’s to deliver a speech during a joint session of AP Assembly that “Telangana formation” is a ‘scar and irreparable wound to Telugus’ in AP. Accusing Naidu of adopting a wrong path for Polavaram Ordinance giving 7 Tribal mandals of Polavaram to AP State. Besides, violating law cancelling PPAs preventing power supply to Telangana, Chandrababu tried to take away Krishna waters to Andhra region as he done it earlier, he alleged. The CM expressed discontent over a section of media for its false campaign against him and the TRS. Let us together work in coordination to rebuild our new state to usher in a new era of Golden Telangana, KCR asserted. (NSS)
