Walkout exposes TDP's Publicity stunt: Govt Whip

Hyderabad, Jul 24 : Andhra Pradesh Government Whip Dr Shailajanath alleged that walkout from the all-party meet called by Chief Minister K Rosaiah yesterday by the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) citing the number of persons permitted was proof that the party was not sincere towards the Babli issue, and that it was only interested in publicity.Claiming that TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu was interested in generating publicity at the cost of the interests of the state, Shailajanath said the TDP chief had a moral responsibility to attend the all-party meeting since it was he who had forced the meeting in the first place.Demanding TDP president to explain his absence from the all-party meeting, Shailajanath alleged that Naidu was under pressure from his own party members to abstain from the meeting despite creating an image of spearheading the protests against the illegal constructions as part of the Babli project.Talking to mediapersons here, Shailajanath accused Naidu of 'habitually' skipping important meetings. He advised the TDP cadre not to follow this 'bad habit.' The Government Whip said the TDP president sent four of his party leaders but did not attend himself. ''Only one person from each political party was permitted to attend the meeting,'' he added.
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