Taking their fight to the next level, the ruling TRS and the BJP leadership were engaged in a slugfest over the absence of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao during the tour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the City on Saturday afternoon.
Neither did Mr. Rao receive the Prime Minister at the Shamshabad Airport nor was seen at the Golden jubilee celebrations of ICRISAT and the unveiling of 216 foot statue of equality of Saint Sri Ramanujacharya at Muchintal. As Mr. Rao was not present at the airport to receive the Prime Minister as per protocol, the BJP leadership went into an overdrive by targeting the Chief Minister for insulting a visiting dignitary.
Official sources said Mr. Rao was suffering from a mild fever and he nominated Mr. Srinivas Yadav to receive the Prime Minister. An official statement from the CMO on February 4 said that Mr. Srinivas Yadav was nominated as the Minister-in-waiting to receive and see off the Prime Minister on his arrival and departure.