Hyderabad: Congress MLC Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy on Saturday demanded the Telangana government to convene an all-party meeting to discuss the sharing of water from the Nagarjunasagar Dam.  Speaking to media persons on the Assembly premises here on Saturday, Ponguleti alleged that Andhra Pradesh utilised an additional 30 TMC of water from the Nagarjunasagar.

Demanding that the further supply of water be stopped for Andhra Pradesh, he said that Nalgonda and Khammam districts should be supplied water for irrigation and drinking water needs on an immediate basis. He alleged that the AP government has been trying to deprive Telangana of its share of water.Ponguleti informed that he had spoken to Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao about the issue and urged him to take an all party delegation to the Centre.

Accusing AP Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu of taking wrong advantage of his relations with the Centre, he urged the Telangana TDP leaders to stage a dharna at Naidu's residence to express protest against his attitude. He also questioned the silence of BJP over the injustice being meted out to Telangana State and asked the Telangana unit of BJP to exert pressure on the Central government on the issue.

Source: THI