Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member V. Hanumantha Rao has demanded that the State government get tough and punish with iron hand those who try to engineer communal riots in the city.
Speaking to mediapersons here on Wednesday, Hanumantha Rao alleged that MIM Floor leader and Chandrayangutta MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi had intentionally made provocative speeches having a hidden political agenda. He said the Muslim community itself was questioning Akbaruddin what he would do to the secular country by making such provocative remarks.
He alleged that Akbaruddin made such blasphemous remarks aiming to improve his influence and get cheap publicity. He opined that it was a blessing in disguise for the Congress with the MIM snapping its ties with the ruling party. VH also said that corrupt YSRCP Chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s exit from the Congress also helped the party in a big way.
Nalgonda MP Gutha Sukhender Reddy has alleged that Akbaruddin made communal remarks only with a hidden political agenda.
–Agencies