Talking to reporters after paying homage to his father and late Chief Minister N T Rama Rao at NTR Ghat here, Hari Krishna informed that he has sent his resignation letter to the Rajya Sabha chairman and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu.

Hari Krishna said that the Centre’s decision on Telangana was unilateral. He said that the Centre should have taken the opinion of people from all the regions into consideration before announcing its decision. He said that the methodology adopted to decide on Telangana was wrong and highly objectionable. It shocked the entire Telugu community. He said justice should be done with the people of all regions.

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Talking to reporters here, TRS leader Shravan alleged that the Chief Minister had no control over the administration and law and order in the State. He said that it was due to the government’s negligence that the terrorists were able to execute two blasts in Dilsukhnagar area. Stating that an alert administration and police would have foiled the terror attack, he demanded that Kiran Kumar Reddy step down from his post.

The TRS leader also accused the Chief Minister of misusing the intelligence department to keep a tab on his rivals, belonging to both Congress and other opposition parties. He said that the State Police and Intelligence Wings should be freed from political clutches to ensure that they protect the lives of common people from the terrorists’ attacks. INN

The MPs, who met at the residence of Peddapalli MP G Vivek, took the decision after a long meeting and taking stock of the political situation and decided their future course of action. They have decided to resign from the party membership and office. This would be conveyed to the party president Sonia Gandhi through a letter, they said.

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