With the first phase of polling in Telangana behind them, Andhra Pradesh politicians have now trained their guns on the remaining Andhra and Rayalseema regions of the state. While the creation of a seperate state ruled the first phase campaigning, Chief Minister YSR Reddy rattled by the Telugu Desam led grand alliance seems to be looking for a game changer in the next phase.
YSR Reddy said (in Telugu), “If the grand alliance is voted to power, we will be treated as outsiders in Hyderabad.”
And it looks like YSR made the anti-Telangana statement to consolidate his position in Andhra and Rayalseema by taking the wind out of the pro-Telangana parties in the remaining constituencies.
However, this statement has now earned the Congress the oppositions’ ire. Members of the Telugu Desam led Grand Alliance and the BJP have filed a complaint with the election commission.
TDP supremo Chandrababu Naidu has called it YSR Reddy’s act of frustration. The Chief Minister though tried to diffuse tensions by saying he was just making people of Andhra aware of the consequences if they voted the Grand Alliance to power.
Though the election commission will take some time to decide on any further action, it seems like the state’s politicians are wasting no time at all in making sure that the creation of a separate Telangana, remains an election issue in the upcoming second phase as well.
YSR Reddy said (in Telugu), “If the grand alliance is voted to power, we will be treated as outsiders in Hyderabad.”
And it looks like YSR made the anti-Telangana statement to consolidate his position in Andhra and Rayalseema by taking the wind out of the pro-Telangana parties in the remaining constituencies.
However, this statement has now earned the Congress the oppositions’ ire. Members of the Telugu Desam led Grand Alliance and the BJP have filed a complaint with the election commission.
TDP supremo Chandrababu Naidu has called it YSR Reddy’s act of frustration. The Chief Minister though tried to diffuse tensions by saying he was just making people of Andhra aware of the consequences if they voted the Grand Alliance to power.
Though the election commission will take some time to decide on any further action, it seems like the state’s politicians are wasting no time at all in making sure that the creation of a separate Telangana, remains an election issue in the upcoming second phase as well.
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