Opposition slams Telangana CM over farmers' suicide, power woes

HYDERABAD: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today drew severe flak from opposition parties including BJP, Congress and TDP over prevailing power crisis in the state, which they alleged has resulted in suicides by over 300 farmers in the last four months.
The opposition parties as also Andhra Pradesh government attacked KCR, as the chief minister is commonly known, for his allegedly abusive remarks against his counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu on power situation.

Late last night, KCR allegedly used foul language against Naidu while seeking to blame the latter for existing power woes in the new state.

The opposition parties were today in disapproval of KCR's acerbic remarks, cautioning that badmouthing others would not help resolve a problem.

"KCR is only trying to cover up his failures by blaming others. What has he done in the last four months to overcome the power crisis in the state? He did nothing and hence over 300 farmers committed suicide," leaders of Telugu Desam Party (TDP), BJP and Congress alleged in separate press conferences here.

"Police records say 318 farmers committed suicide in Telangana in the last four months. On Diwali day alone, 14 farmers ended their lives abruptly but the chief minister is feigning ignorance about it," Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president Ponnala Lakshmaiah said.

"What did KCR do all these days and months if at all AP was violating the Reorganisation Act? Why did he not take the opposition parties together to report the violation to the Centre or the President?" Ponnala said.

Veteran Congress leader and leader of opposition in Telangana Legislative Council, D Srinivas, had a word of praise for Chandrababu saying the latter took steps to overcome power shortage in AP.

"No such effort has been made by the Telangana CM. Instead, he is passing the blame for the current crisis on others," Srinivas alleged.