Taking objection to Praja Rajyam party (PRP) president Chiranjeevi’s remarks in the State Legislative Assembly, Telugu Desam party (TDP) president N Chandrababu Naidu today urged the former not to equate the TDP with the Congress. Chiranjeevi suggested to both Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy and Leader of the Opposition N Chandrababu Naidu to take people’s issues as a challenge and fight against them.
He faulted both the leaders for throwing challenges and making counter-challenges on the floor of the House. Immediately after the Assembly adjourned for the day, Naidu told Chiranjeevi in the Assembly lobbies that it was Rajasekhara Reddy who had first challenged him to a referendum on the credibility of the Congress and the TDP.
“I never challenged Rajasekhara Reddy to a referendum. Your comments were unwarranted,’’ Naidu told Chiranjeevi. Naidu, later, told mediapersons that he had explained how the referendum issue was taken up by Rajasekhara Reddy. Chiranjeevi moved away when Naidu was interacting with the media. Naidu wanted the government to conduct direct election to the mayoral post. “Let Rajasekhara Reddy contest against me in the GHMC mayoral election and take it as a referendum,
Naidu told reporters. Speaking to reporters, TDP leader N Janardhan Reddy alleged that Chiranjeevi never found fault with the Congress. Wanting the chief minister to hold the referendum at an early date, Reddy said that only 36.7 per cent people voted for the Congress while 67.3 per cent voted against it in the Assembly elections. The TDP would win in the referendum, he added. “The chief minister should stick to his challenge on referendum,’’ said another TDP leader, M Narasimhulu.
He faulted both the leaders for throwing challenges and making counter-challenges on the floor of the House. Immediately after the Assembly adjourned for the day, Naidu told Chiranjeevi in the Assembly lobbies that it was Rajasekhara Reddy who had first challenged him to a referendum on the credibility of the Congress and the TDP.
“I never challenged Rajasekhara Reddy to a referendum. Your comments were unwarranted,’’ Naidu told Chiranjeevi. Naidu, later, told mediapersons that he had explained how the referendum issue was taken up by Rajasekhara Reddy. Chiranjeevi moved away when Naidu was interacting with the media. Naidu wanted the government to conduct direct election to the mayoral post. “Let Rajasekhara Reddy contest against me in the GHMC mayoral election and take it as a referendum,
Naidu told reporters. Speaking to reporters, TDP leader N Janardhan Reddy alleged that Chiranjeevi never found fault with the Congress. Wanting the chief minister to hold the referendum at an early date, Reddy said that only 36.7 per cent people voted for the Congress while 67.3 per cent voted against it in the Assembly elections. The TDP would win in the referendum, he added. “The chief minister should stick to his challenge on referendum,’’ said another TDP leader, M Narasimhulu.
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