Dharmabad (Nanded, July 17: The Telugu Desam chief, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, tried to boost the morale of his party colleagues after they were arrested by saying that they should face all challenges. “We should not leave Dharmabad till we visit Babli,” he said.
But this pep talk was no comfort to those MLAs who had blood pressure and diabetes and were used to better comforts back home.
“Mr Naidu was Chief Minister for nine years and the way he was treated by the Maharashtra government is sad,” said the former home minister, Mr T. Devender Goud.
“We had no drinking water, no electricity for five hours and no food. We had to sleep on the floor,” he said.
However, the Dharmabad Shiv Sena leader, Mr Ramachandra Reddy, said Mr Naidu and other leaders were provided decent AC accommodation and said the AP media was exaggerating things.
“We are not cruel to deny food and water to our guests,” he said. “The media reports are disgusting,” he said.
He also warned that if the Andhra leaders tried to force their way to into Babli there will be serious repercussions. “Let him fight in Delhi. Why should they come here,’’ fumed Mr Reddy, who speaks fluent Telugu.