Hyderabad, April 6 -- Senior BRS leader and former minister Harish Rao vehemently condemned Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy's assertion that 25 BRS MLAs are set to join Congress.

Harish Rao criticized the inconsistency between Rahul Gandhi's pledge not to absorb MLAs from other parties into the Congress election manifesto and Uttam Kumar Reddy's claim of incorporating such MLAs. He questioned whether the Congress party's policy differs at the national and state levels.

Speaking at a meeting with BRS leaders of the Zaheerabad Lok Sabha constituency, Harish Rao noted that BRS President Chandrashekhar Rao's visits to affected districts were causing sleepless nights for Congress leaders, particularly ministers. He highlighted the devastation cause...