Advani playing politics over Telangana:AP Congress

Hyderabad: Taking strong exception to BJP leader L K Advani`s attack on the UPA and his support for Telangana demand during his anti-graft yatra in Andhra Pradesh, the state Congress today charged that the former Deputy Prime Minister was only playing politics. Hitting out at Advani for his comments that the ruling party has betrayed […]

Hyderabad: Taking strong exception to BJP leader L K Advani`s attack on the UPA and his support for Telangana demand during his anti-graft yatra in Andhra Pradesh, the state Congress today charged that the former Deputy Prime Minister was only playing politics.

Hitting out at Advani for his comments that the ruling party has betrayed the people on the Telangana issue, Andhra Pradesh Congress President B Satyanarayana said the BJP leader should first explain why the NDA Government failed to deliver on the statehood demand. "BJP had promised to give Telangana (state) way back in 1998. But after coming to power at the Centre, they conveniently forgot the promise. The reason was that they had won seats in non-Telangana regions. BJP had conveniently shifted the blame on TDP for not giving Telangana," he told reporters here.