Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao Thursday warned Opposition leaders of criminal defamation cases if they continued to level baseless allegations against his government.
“Opposition leaders are making false, frivolous and venomous personal attacks against my government and me from the fifth day I became CM. They call Mission Kakatiya as “Commission Kakatiya” etc. We have tolerated enough. Let them show proof or face legal action,” he said. “Either prove or perish,” Mr Rao emphasized.
He dismissed the Opposition charge that nothing was happening in the state. “Some leaders say nothing is happening in Telangana. We are No. 1 in welfare, No. 1 in investments... We cleared licences to 1,700 industries in 15 days, without a single paise being paid as bribe. What else do they want?” Mr Rao asked.
Reminding that though the people have rejected Opposition in every election since formation of the state, he said that the Opposition still hasn’t learnt a lesson. Mr Rao said allegations against government had crossed all limits during campaigning for the Palair bypoll.
“Opposition leaders behaved in an abnormal manner. We will stop this,” he said.
Mr Rao was especially critical of the Congress and its state chief N. Uttam Kumar Reddy and TS BJP chief K. Laxman, Union minister Bandaru Dattatreya and others over their allegations of his handling of the drought situation.
“Congress levelled charges against Khammam collector, SP and returning officers and got them transferred. TRS has won. What is their answer now,” he asked. The CM added, “Congress strategy continues to fail. Let them fight public issues, but can’t say they will wage a war against government.”
