YSRCP and TRS are part of Congress: TDP

The Telugu Desam Party on Tuesday described the YSR Congress party and Telangana Rashtra Samithi was extended wings of Congress party operating on different names to mislead the common people.

Talking to reporters at the Telugu Desam Legislature Party office here, TDP deputy floor leader Gali Muddukrishnamma Naidu alleged that Congress, YSRCP and TRS were working in close in coordination with each other although they have been trying to show they were rivals.

Muddukrishnamma Naidu said that the State Cabinet did not permit the CBI to prosecute Roads and Buildings Minister B Dharmana Prasada Rao only to facilitate early release of Kadapa MP Jagan Mohan Reddy on bail. He said Dharmana's prosecution could have strengthened the case of disproportionate assets against Jagan. Therefore, despite objection from some ministers like DL Ravindra Reddy, Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy refused to allow prosecution of Dharmana Prasad. He said that this was done as per the secret understanding the Congress High Command had Vijayamma and Sharmila.

The TDP leader alleged that TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao's visit to Delhi was given a hype as if he would raise the Telangana issue in the National Capital. He said although KCR could meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi at latter's residence, but fail to raise Telangana issue in the Parliament.

Muddukrishnamma Naidu accused the Chief Minister of encouraging corruption by shielding the tainted ministers and officials in the State. He said other office bearers of Congress party too were involved in corrupt practices. For instance, he said Botsa Satyanarayana, who faced allegations of corruption in the Volkswagen deal, is heading the State Congress party.