Pepper spray episode engineered to crush anti-Telangana protest: Jagan

He claimed Congress came up with the idea of dividing the state with the sole aim of making Rahul Gandhi Prime Minister as it hoped to win some seats by aligning with TRS in Telangana.

He said the Congress was “creating a situation, where the Opposition parties could not speak out”.
Congress had expelled six Lok Sabha MPs from Seemandhara, including Rajagopal, who opposed creation of Telangana and had given a notice of no-confidence motion against the government,
on February 11.

Asked about BJP's stand on the bill, Jagan expressed hope that the principal Opposition party would help to keep Andhra Pradesh united.

”I can be hopeful... Beyond that tell me what can I do?...I am hoping that they will come forward to keep the State united,” he stressed, while calling on the entire Opposition to set aside their differences for the cause.