aPCC Chief expresses regrets over remarks about TRS Chief

Hyderabad, Sep 13 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) President K Keshava Rao today expressed regrets over his remarks about the resignation offered by the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) President and former Union Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao from his Lok Sabha seat.

The TRS chief, answering to the challenge of the Sports Minister M Satyanarayana, Rao that he would resign from his Lok Sabha seat and contest again. Reacting to this statement Dr Keshava had said he would ensure that bye-election be held within a month and the TRS chief be defeated.

Talking to newspersons here, Dr Keshava, however, regretted making such a comment and had withdrawn his remarks.

Meanwhile, reports said the Congress High Command did not approve challenges and counter challenges being traded by the Congress and TRS leaders. Party senior leader Palvai Govardhana Reddy said it was not proper for the Congress leaders to throw challenges at TRS leaders.

Party MP V Hanumantha Rao told newspersons at New Delhi yesterday that the Congress President Sonia Gandhi did not approve such challenges and comments.

The opposition TDP however alleged that both the TDP and TRS were hoodwinking the people by making allegations against each other, ignoring the basic problems of the people.

Talking to newspersons at Chittoor, TDP legislature wing Deputy leader Nagam Janardhana Reddy alleged that there were problems like power shortage, farmers' suicides, spread of Chikungunya and rise in the prices of essential commodities.

The Government would do well by attending to these, instead of engaging itself in verbal duels with opposition parties, Dr Reddy added.

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