KCR to visit Andhra Pradesh soon
Hyderabad, January 16th: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandra Sekhar Rao (KCR) would visit Andhra Pradesh to discuss and explain the initiative to form a non-BJP, non-Congress led Federal Front, said the working President of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) K. Taraka Rama Rao (KTR) on Wednesday.
KTR and Leader of the Opposition in Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly and YSR Congress Party President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy met on Wednesday at the YSRCP chief's residence in Hyderabad. After the meeting they addressed the media.
KTR told media persons that he met YS Jagan as part of the initiative undertaken by Telangana chief minister, K. Chandrashekhar Rao to form a non-BJP, non-Congress led Federal Front. He reminded media persons that KCR had met West Bengal chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, Odisha chief minister, Naveen Patnaik, Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy Gowda, DMK leader MK Stalin and others as part of this effort to cobble a federal front.
KTR said that it was imperative for like-minded forces who believe in strengthening regional parties and states to come together. He added that KCR would visit Andhra Pradesh and hold further discussions on the issue. On the issue of Special Category Status (SCS) to Andhra Pradesh, KTR said in both houses of parliament, senior leader of TRS, Kesava Rao in the Rajya Sabha and K Kavitha in the Rajya Sabha have already spoken clearly supporting the cause of SCS to AP.
KTR was accompanied by B Vinod Kumar, Member of Parliament and other senior leaders from TRS such as Palla Rajeshwar Reddy and Sravan Kumar Reddy.
News Posted: 16 January, 2019
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