T-Ministers defend CM, Botsa

Ministers from Telangana region on Thursday claimed that Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and PCC President Botsa Satyanarayana were not biased towards any region with regard to Telangana issue.

Addressing a joint press conference at the Congress Legislature Party office here, ministers - Dr J Geetha Reddy, DK Aruna and Sunitha Lakshma Reddy said that that Chief Minister and PCC chief have played a good role in managing the situation that aroused after the announcement on Telangana State. They said that the CM and PCC chief were working under the direct supervision of Congress High Command and they were never biased.

Geetha Reddy said that the Congress High Command has already announced its decision Telangana and would never change it. She said Congress President Sonia Gandhi would never go back on her words. She condemned the criticism on Sonia by Seemandhra leaders. She also condemned the vandalising of statues of national leaders in the Seemandhra region and described the acts as insult to the nation.

The T-ministers also advised TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao to stop making provocative statements against Seemandhra people. They said nearly three crore Telugus were living safely outside Andhra Pradesh and similarly, the Seemandhra people could live in peace and safety in Telangana State.