Venkaiah condemns Owaisi for praising Nizam

Hyderabad, Jan 21 (INN): BJP Senior leader M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday criticised MIM floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi for praising the Nizam during the debate on Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill in the State Legislative Assembly.

Addressing a press conference here, Venkaiah Naidu said that it was improper for a MLA to praise the Nizam who created anarchy through Razakars.

He said that Akbar Owaisi did not mention anything about the attrocities committed by Razakars during the Nizam's rule. One could understand if Razakars hailed the Nizam, but MLAs praising him was highly objectionable.

The BJP leader reiterated his party's support to the Telangana Bill, both in the Assembly and Parliament. He said that the BJP was in favour of Telangana with 10 districts with Hyderabad as its capital.

Speaking about BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Venkaiah Naidu said that there should be national debate on the "Idea of India" unveiled by Modi.

He said that Modi's presentation of his vision of India at the concluding session of BJP National Council meet have instilled confidence among the cadre, who have assembled there from across the country.

Narendra Modi had touched upon every subject, spoke about every issue, outlined every challenge and responded by offering his solutions. He also said that government will focus on 5Ts; Talent, Tradition, Tourism, Trade and Technology.

He has also urged upon the people to go by track record of politicians and their party not by decrepit tape recorder and then make a choice. He has outlined his approach on strengthening federalism and taking care of regional aspirations. By his speech Modi lived up to his image of 3Ds - Decisive, Dynamic and Development oriented, he said.

Venkaiah Naidu claimed that the Rainbow Strategy of strengthening Indian cultural and family values, agriculture, rural development, women's empowerment, security and safety of people and country, environmental protection, youth power, strengthening democracy, knowledge and skill development was receiving great response and applause from all quarters across the country.

The BJP leader also condemned the Aam Aadmi Party and said that the AAP by its recent actions is proving that it could only agitate but cannot mitigate the sufferings of the people and is not capable of governance.

"It has proved that it is an Anarchist Aadmi Party not an Aam Aadmi Party. The day AAP agreed to take support of corrupt and communal Congress and formed the government, it lost its credibility. That was a historical blunder," he said.

"The act of president of AAP supporting his colleague, who was involved in an ugly spat with police and took law into his hands and become responsible for denigration of India's image internationally, has further eroded its credibility," he said.

The Congress is also in catch 22 situations, which after rushing to extend to support AAP to form the government and prevent BJP from coming to power, has now realised that it is also being condemned for the support extended to "anarchist" AAP, he said.