KCR says no to tie-up with Congress

Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday completely ruled out the possibilities of his party having an alliance with the Congress in ensuing elections.

Addressing the party workers at Telangana Bhavan here, KCR said that TRS had always worked as per the wishes of people of Telangana. "The people of Telangana are against the TRS merger or alliance with the Congress. Therefore, the TRS will contest the next elections alone," announced KCR. He also ridiculed the claim of Congress leaders that many TRS MLAs were willing to join the Congress party. "Let's see from tomorrow whether TRS MLAs join the Congress or the reverse happens."

KCR strongly condemned the remarks of AICC General Secretary Digvijay Singh wherein he accused him of betrayal. Without naming Digvijay Singh, he asked the Congress leaders to explain what the betrayal was done by him. "I initially accepted the proposal for merger so as to stop the suicide by students for the cause of statehood and to pressurise the Congress to initiate the process of Telangana formation," he said.

KCR ridiculed the announcements of Congress party that it would give tickets to kin of those who sacrificed their lives for the statehood cause. He said that names of Congress leaders appeared in the suicide notes written by martyrs of Telangana.