Congress, BJP fighting for second position

Hyderabad: Minister for Irrigation T Harish Rao has said the Congress and BJP are fighting for the second position in byelections for Warangal Lok Sabha seat.

Speaking to media persons on Saturday, Harish Rao said both the Congress and BJP were targeting the TRS government in a bid to gain mileage.

Both the parties had no moral right to speak on the farmers' issue. He said despite being in power for 10 years, both in the State and at the Centre, the Congress did nothing for farmers. Similarly, the present BJP government at the Centre had neglected the farm sector.

Harish Rao alleged that the BJP-led NDA government had promised to hike the cotton prices by 50 per cent. However, it increased the minimum support price by just Rs 50 a quintal.

He was confident that TRS candidate P Dayakar would win the Warangal byelections with a thumping majority and both Congress and BJP were struggling hard to secure second position.

The Minister said the Congress and the BJP would bite the dust in the elections. He said the people would support the TRS candidate.