Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Thursday assured his new Andhra Pradesh counterpart, Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, of all cooperation, saying the two Telugu states should now shake hands and march forward instead of "brandishing swords".
"In the life journey of the Telugu people, this is a glorious moment. I strongly believe this will be the foundation for all Telugus in the two states and around the world to march ahead with mutual love, affection and cooperation," Rao said.
The people and the governments of the two states should shake hands and not brandish swords, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president said in his congratulatory speech at the swearing-in of Reddy in Vijayawada. "We need to co-operate affectionately in our needs and derive wonderful results."
"We have a problem over the Krishna water. Every drop of it should be very carefully utilised by the two states," he said. "With the available water in the Godavari, every inch of land in the two states should turn fertile. In that regard, all cooperation will be extended by the TRS government."
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