TRS, Cong in war of words on construction of new Secretariat

The ruling TRS and opposition Congress in Telangana were engaged in a war of words Tuesday over the state government's move to construct new Secretariat and legislature buildings here.

Responding to state Congress leaders voicing strong opposition to the construction of new Secretariat and legislature buildings, TRS leader and state minister V Srinivas Goud alleged that Congress had closed down or "sold off" state-run firms in Hyderabad during its rule.

Goud, who named a few such public sector firms, said: "You did not build anything. You have sold off the existing ones... They (Congress) are creating a furore when buildings are proposed to be built in available space."