Telangana Rashtra Samiti leader T Harish Rao challenged Pradesh Congress Committee chief D Srinivas to contest from Nizamabad against Telangana Joint Action Committee candidate Lakshminarayana Rao in the ensuing Assembly by-elections.
Responding to the Pradesh Congress Committee president’s statement that the Congress will field its candidates in the vacant seats in the ensuing Assembly by-elections, Rao dared Srinivas to quit politics if he fails in the elections.
``If D S fails to win the by-elections, then he will have to quit active politics,’’ the Trs leader said.
Attacking the ruling Congress legislators from Telangana region for not quitting their posts as per the decision of the all-party Joint Action Committee, Harish Rao said `` the true colours of the Congress leaders have come out in the open. The people will teach them right lessons.’’