Congress, TDP leaders squabble over flood victims
26 Jun 2013 12:01 AM GMT
Sloganeering by supporters of TDP and Congress only added to the ugly drama of political one-upmanship that unfolded in the airport which for more than a week has been a scene of hectic activities in mobilising succour to the distraught pilgrims. The argument between the two sides was over who will ferry the victims to Andhra Pradesh as both of them had arranged flights. Hanumantha Rao claimed that TDP leaders were preventing the flood victims from boarding a flight arranged by the Andhra Pradesh government to Hyderabad. ‘There is already a flight arranged by the government which is waiting for the pilgrims. TDP leaders stopped them from boarding the flight saying that they have already arranged another flight to take them to Delhi,’ he told mediapersons.
State minister for civil supplies D Sridhar Babu, who was deputed by chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy to Dehradun to supervise the relief operations, alleged that the TDP is trying to obstruct government’s duty. Dismissing the Congress MP’s claim, TDP’s Ramesh Rathod said the ruling party leaders tried to delay the bus carrying flood victims from reaching the airport.Â
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