Ponguleti seeks all-party meet on river panel verdict

Hyderabad, Oct.23: Expressing concern over Brijesh Kumar Tribunal verdict, Congress MLC Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy said that it was not Chief Minister K Chandraskehar Rao’s personal business to stay calm. Speaking to the media at Assembly media point here on Sunday, Ponguleti lamented that the two Telugu States would face huge loss with the verdict. He asked the Chief Minister to convene Assembly to discuss the issue by taking it as a priority one. He demanded the Chief Minister to convene all-party meeting to discuss on Brijesh Kumar Tribunal verdict by keeping surveys aside. “It is good for the Chief Minister to concentrate on Brijesh Kumar verdict”, he said and alleged that the upper riparian states have got favorable verdict with their pressure on the Centre. Stating that there was no stuff in the State’s argument during hearings, he demanded the State government to fight against the Centre on the issue seriously.