'Telangana Bandh' was a grand success: Congress

Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) Treasurer Gudur Narayana Reddy has claimed that the Telangana Bandh was successful all across the State.

Addressing a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan on Saturday, Gudur Narayana Reddy said that people have given a positive response to the bandh all given by RTC JAC and supported by all opposition parties. He said people have voluntarily closed their shops to express solidarity with the RTC workers who are on strike for the last 14 days.

Gudur Narayana Reddy alleged that the TRS Government tried to sabotage the bandh call using the people. He said several political leaders and activists were illegally detained by the police to foil the agitation. However, he said people came on the roads voluntarily and made the bandh successful. He strongly condemned the arrest of political leaders and demanded their immediate release.

The Congress leader said that the situation has turned so worse that the High Court had to play the role of government to ask RTC management to hold talks with agitating employees. He said action could be taken against Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao for contempt of court. He said that the ministers in KCR cabinet have no freedom of thought and they are not allowed to take any decisions or action.

He said that lakh of commuters were facing huge inconvenience in the absence of RTC services. However, instead of resolving the problems of RTC employees to end the strike, KCR has been displaying fake ego and utter arrogance. He said KCR was not even willing to talk to RTC unions despite High Court orders. He said this dictatorial attitude would only harm KCR and the countdown for his downfall has already begun.

Gudur Narayana Reddy said KCR was putting the lives of common people in danger by engaging an inexperienced driver to ply RTC buses. He said many accidents have already occurred and the situation would turn worse if immediate measures are not taken. He also sought the intervention of Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan on the issue.

He challenged CM KCR to take Huzurnagar bye-elections as a referendum. Stating that the Congress party would win the seat with a huge majority, he said the result of Huzurnagar would reflect the real mood of people of Telangana. He said KCR had already sensed a humiliating defeat in Huzurnagar and for the same reason he had cancelled his public meeting in the constituency.

Gudur Narayana Reddy also criticised Minister K. Tarakarama Rao for the deteriorating condition of roads in Hyderabad. He asked KTR to inspect the city roads to understand the real situation.