Etala, Rajgopal Hold No-Holds-Barred Talks with Shah, Nadda
Deccan ChronicleHyderabad: The BJP’s ‘Operation Placate’, to calm ruffled feathers in the party’s Telangana unit on Saturday saw Union home minister Amit Shah and party president J.P. Nadda sit down in New Delhi with state party leaders Etala Rajendar and Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy for a no-holds-barred discussion. After the meeting, Rajendar and Rajgopal Reddy, in a brief chat with reporters, said they apprised Nadda and Shah on the state of affairs in the party, and the political situation. Rajgopal Reddy described it as a meeting where they “spoke without any reservations,” while Rajendar said Shah and Nadda “inquired about the political situation in the state, and how to go forward to make the BJP stronger in the state, and listened to our suggestions.” Rajendar said: “We told them that the Central leadership should focus more on making the party strong in Telangana, and take it forward.” Rajgopal Reddy said that although there were delays that led to Saturday’s meeting, “some decisions that need to be taken in Telangana were discussed, along with what needs to be done immediately,” adding that “we spoke freely, without holding back. Rama Rao's meeting with Shah and other Union ministers, Rajgopal Reddy said these are regular meetings between state leaders and Central ministers, and no political motive or conspiracy theory should be attributed to such meetings.