Former Union Minister P Balram Naik triggered a fresh controversy with his statement and gives breather to beleaguered TRS party. Congress party conducted Raithu Bharosa Yatra at Narsampeta in Warnagal district yesterday.

Speaking on the occasion he said “People of the state should be grateful to our party president Sonia Gandhi for creating Telangana state. But, they voted for TRS. I appeal the people of Warangal to vote for our party in the bye-elections otherwise we will merge Telangana state with Andhra Pradesh again. I don’t think there is anything wrong in my statement,” he said.

Obviously, it gives breather to beleaguered TRS party which comes under opposition attacks over farmers’ suicides and crop loans waiver issues. Hence, TRS leaders start attacking him and his party for hurting Telangana people’s sentiment and demanding an unconditional apology for it from Congress party. Even Congress leaders are opposing threatening the people.

But, everyone knows that no one can merge Telangana state with Andhra Pradesh, especially Congress party that is not in power in both states or at Centre. But, TRS leaders do not want to speak about this reasoning. They just grab his statement and start attacking the Congress party that is troubling their TRS government with its agitations on farmers’ suicides and crop loan waiver issues.