The Congress party in Telangana, which is desperate to prevent the growth of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the state, has at last got an opportunity to run down the rival.
The Congress found fault with BJP national president Amit Shah for questioning the formation of Telangana bill in Parliament, while defending his Jammu and Kashmir bill.
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president and MP N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Thursday described the criticism by Amit Shah of the process adopted for creation of Telangana State as unwarranted.
“Shah said Telangana state was created by closing down the doors of Parliament. It is a normal process that the doors of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are closed whenever Bills are passed through voting," he said adding that Telangana was formed after the then Congress-led UPA Government followed a due process and held wider consultations with all political parties and other stake holders.
He said Telangana was the result of a broader consensus among political parties and groups. Except for CPI (M) and MIM, all other parties had supported the formation of Telangana.
“However, Prime Minister Narender Modi and Amit Shah repeatedly criticised the process adopted for AP's bifurcation on multiple occasions. Does it mean that they disapprove the formation of Telangana State?" he asked.
"It is highly regrettable that TRS MPs remained silent when Amit Shah made those controversial remarks in the Parliament," he said.
He also questioned the silence of Telangana BJP leaders on the issue.