A party office of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Nalgonda Town was attacked by the leaders and cadre of the TRS staged protests against Mr Naidu for his alleged attempt to block power supply to Telangana.
For the first time after the Telangana state formation, TRS cadres spilled on to the streets across the state and burnt effigies of AP Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.
The irate TRS activists damaged furniture and set afire the party office. A bandh was called on Wednesday to protest against the attack on its Nalgonda office and destruction of furniture.
The TD called for Nalgonda bandh on Wednesday to protest against the attack on its office and destruction of furniture.
TRS legislators Koppula Eshwar, Laxma Reddy, Karne Prabhakar, Sudhakar Reddy, K.R. Amos, MP Kotha Prabhakar Reddy and other party legislators and leaders staged a dharna at the Ambedkar statue on Tank Bund in Hyderabad.
It may be mentioned here that the power-starved Telangana government is insisting on generation of power to meet the state’s needs but Andhra Pradesh government wants generation to be stopped .
A letter to the power generation board was also written by the AP CM, asking to stop hydropower generation at Telangana side also, which angered the TRS activists.
Telangana state Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao discussed the issue with principal secretary (energy) S.K. Joshi and other senior officials and decided to continue power generation in Srisailam.
despite the AP Reorganisation Act providing 54 per cent share, Mr Naidu hatching a conspiracy to deny power to Telangana alleged the Finance minister Etela Rajender .
“Mr Naidu is playing dirty politics and trying to create anarchy in Telangana for political gain through various tactics, including denying rightful share of power. Mr Naidu’s letter to Krishna and Godavari water boards to stop power generation speaks volumes about his continued hatred towards Telangana people, Mr Rajender alleged.