Gaddar killed hundreds of BJP workers, claims Bandi

Cong leaders demand ouster of MoS

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @Hyderabad

ALLEGING that Gaddar and his Naxalite associates were responsible for the deaths of "hundreds" of BJP workers, as well as Congress and TDP leaders, Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay on Monday advised the state government not to recommend the late balladeer for Padma awards.

Addressing a press conference at the BJP state office here, Sanjay criticised the Congress government in the state for the inclusion of Gaddar's name in the list for Padma awards. "Hundreds of BJP workers were killed in the state by Naxalites. People now understand who benefited from the Telangana movement and who were its victims," he claimed, urging the state government to consider such recommendations carefully.

Sanjay also criticised the state government for changing the names of central welfare schemes, claiming that this was done to undermine the Union government's contributions.