Oppn has no moral right to seek votes: Jagadish Reddy

Nalgonda: Minister for Energy Jagadish Reddy on Saturday felt that except Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), no other party had the moral right to seek votes in the elections of Graduates Constituencies of Legislative Council. Speaking at an election campaign meeting in Nakrekal in the district, Jagadish Reddy said the Congress, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and BJP had adopted dual standards on formation of Telangana State and were working against the interests of people of Telangana even after the formation of separate State..

Stating that the TRS government was committed to fulfill all its pre-poll promises, the Minister pointed out that the TRS president and Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao had earlier announced that his party would seek votes in the next Assembly elections, only if his government had ensured water tap connection to every household in the State.

Reminding that the Chief Minister’s top most priority was Nalgonda district, the Minister said that the State government had taken steps to set up thermal power plants with a capacity of 7,6,00 MW at Damaracharla in the district. Water Grid programme would also be launched in the districts and supply of safe drinking water would be ensured in all fluoride-affected villages and hamlets in thedistrict, he added.

He also appealed the graduate voters to cast their votes to TRS candidate of Warangal-Nalgonda-Khammam Graduates’ Constituency Palla Ravinder Reddy. Legislative Council Deputy Chairman Nethi Vidhya Sagar, Bhongir MP B Narsaiah Goud, MLC Pula Ravinder and Nakrekal MLA Vemula Veeresham attended the meeting.