The war of words between Agriculture Minister Kakani Govardhan Reddy and TDP leader and former Minister for Agriculture Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy has intensified with the reported halting of the container terminal operations at the Krishnapatnam Port in their Sarvepalli constituency becoming the bone of contention.
After the TDP leader, who led an all-party delegation to the port on Thursday, charged that the operations had been stopped in the container terminal and demanded its revival, the Minister insisted that the operations were very much in place, adding that he would be the first to raise his voice if such a thing happened.
Mr. Chandramohan Reddy, accompanied by leaders of the BJP, the Congress, the CPI, the CPI(M) and the Jana Sena, also staged a demonstration in front of the port, giving a 15-day ultimatum for resumption of operations.
