Hyderabad, Sept 17 : Government Whip in Legislative Council Rudraraju Padmaraju on Tuesday accused the Telangana leaders of making provocative statements on the statehood issue.
Talking to reporters in the Congress Legislature Party office here, Padmaraju said that some Telangana leaders were trying to vitiate the atmosphere through their statements. He advised the leaders not to make any provocative statement. He also claimed that the Seemandhra leaders of Congress party were trying hard to prevent the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.
Padmaraju also ridiculed the declaration of assets by TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu and said that the former chief minister’s statement was a bundle of lies. He claimed that Naidu owns several properties in Singapore, Dubai and other parts of the world. INN