K Chandrasekhar Rao will not receive PM Narendra Modi
Hyderabad:
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao will not turn up to receive Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his arrival at Hyderabad’s Begumpet airport today as part of his two-day tour of the four southern states.
Instead, the minister-in-waiting would be Talasani Srinivas Yadav, who has received him as per protocol, whenever PM Modi arrived in Telangana and the chief minister skipped the event.
BJP leaders say that the Chief Minister, who is also known as KCR, will be breaking protocol by not receiving PM Modi.
There will also be posters, banners and placards congratulating the Prime Minister at strategic locations in Hyderabad and Ramagundam asking PM Modi questions about the Goods and Services Tax (GST) for weavers, a controversial technology project, etc.
Union Minister Kishan Reddy, MP from Secunderabad, said, “Why should they bring politics into this? It is a matter of pride and prestige for Telangana that the Prime Minister is launching several projects benefiting the state and dedicating it to the nation.” are.” , Told.
BJP leaders condemned PM Modi’s attempt to put up posters for not coming to Telangana. “Isn’t he the Prime Minister of India? Or is Telangana not a part of India?” A BJP leader said.
BJP leader Ramachander Rao told NDTV, “KCR is behaving like a child. He and his party, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, are jealous of the popularity of the BJP in the southern state.”
“When MK Stalin and YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, both political opponents of the BJP, can welcome and welcome the prime minister, why not KCR?” They said.
Yesterday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin along with Governor RN Ravi received PM Modi in Dindigul even as the DMK demanded the governor’s removal as unfit for the post.
Later in the evening, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy welcomed PM Modi in Vizag.
PM Modi’s visit to Telangana comes at a time when the ruling TRS and the BJP are at loggerheads over a number of issues in the last few months. Latest, KCR alleges that the BJP at the Center is trying to topple his government by conspiring to bribe or threaten his MLAs. BJP has denied this.
A BJP leader said, “We have no connection with the three people who have been arrested. Why would we pay hundreds of crores to buy some MLAs? It is a drama written and directed by KCR.”
However, the BJP lost a crucial bypoll in Munugode in Telangana earlier this week.
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