Palvai condemns Telangana critics

Rajya Sabha member Palvai Govardhan Reddy on Monday slammed those opposing the formation of Telangana State.

Talking to reporters here, Palvai described Vijayawada MP Lagadapati Rajagopal as a contractor, and not a politician. He said that Rajagopal was a "joker" and was opposing the statehood for the region for personal gains.

Palvai also defended the Congress party and said that it would soon take a favourable decision on Telangana. However, he said that the Congress party would be at loss if it fails to take a decision soon. He also dismissed the criticism of TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao on Congress party and said that KCR was worried about the future of his party if the Congress party announced Telangana State.