Four MLAs of TRS should be disqualified from Assembly: Uttam
Telangana: Hyderabad: April 10 ( HS) Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president and Nalgonda MP Capt. N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday demanded the Chief Minister to disqualify four MLAs from the Assembly who have allegedly involved in a drugs scandal.
Addressing the media along with AICC official spokesperson Dasoju Sravan and Telangana Fishermen Congress chairman Mettu Sai, he said that the Bangalore police have recorded the statement of a prominent businessman who said that four MLAs of TRS were involved in the drug scandal.
He said that as per the information he has with him names of the four MLAs of TRS were not included in the drugs case. He said sources in Bangalore have informed him that the MLAs have taken drugs in the party being held in Bangalore.
He alleged that Telangana Rashtra Samithi has colluded with the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and has been trying to cover up the case. Telangana BJP leaders have also been helping TRS in this regard. “If BJP was not colluded with the TRS, why it has not been bringing pressure on the Karnataka government to take up action on the four MLAs,” he wanted to know. He made it clear that abuse of drugs by the four MLAs was perfect ground for disqualification of MLAs from Assembly. He said that they would meet the Governor of the state and submit a memorandum in this regard. He reminded that in the past two MLAs of Congress have been disqualified from the Assembly for no rhyme reason from the Assembly. “Now the TRS MLAs has brought disgrace to the state by getting involved in the drugs scandal. Why the Chief Minister did not disqualify them? It is shame on the government,” he criticized.
He said that people of Telangana, particularly voters of Nagarjuna Sagar Assembly constituency where by poll is being held, should understand how the TRS government has been indulging in misrule with arrogance of power and money.
He urged tribes of Nagarjuna Sagar not to give their vote to TRS candidate. Uttam Kumar Reddy alleged that the BJP and TRS have colluded in Nagarjuna Sagar to defeat the Congress candidate. The BJP has fielded a weak candidate to help the TRS. He said that the sand reaches were looted in the state by the leaders of TRS party. “Sand, land, mines and wines have become sources of money to the TRS leaders,” he said.
Uttam Kumar Reddy said that money and liquor has been flowing freely in Nagarjuna Sagar and chief electoral officer of the state and returning officer have not taken steps to control it.He said that they would meet the Chief Election Commissioner of India on April 10 and would lodge a complaint on the malpractices of TRS in Nagarjuna Sagar.
