In a retort to Telangana Minister K.T. Rama Rao’s comment that there was no power and drinking water in the “neighbouring State” and that the condition of roads in that State was bad, Adviser (Public Affairs), Government of Andhra Pradesh, Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy, on Friday advised him to better speak about his own State.
Mr. Rama Rao should keep in mind the fact that Andhra Pradesh was left to fend for itself without a capital city, and distribution of assets worth up to ₹60,000 crore between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana was still pending, Mr. Ramakrishna Reddy said.
There was no development for five years after bifurcation, Mr. Ramakrishna Reddy said, suggesting that the TDP government could do little to take the State forward.
