Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) is facing flak from netizens after he travelled to Maharashtra with a massive convoy of 600 cars.
KCR is currently on a two-day political visit to the neighbouring state, He left Hyderabad on Monday for a visit to Solapur.
While travelling by road to reach Maharashtra in a massive convoy of about 600 vehicles, he was accompanied by state ministers, MPs, MLCs, MLAs and senior party leaders.
The size and expenditure associated with running such a massive convoy triggered a controversy with many now questioning the need for such a huge convoy and whose money KCR was spending.
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KCR's act has also drawn massive criticism from various politicians.
Who said what?
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday said that KCR's huge convoy was a show-off and there will be no impact of his visit on Maharashtra politics. "If KCR will do drama like this, he will lose Telangana also," Raut said.
"Fearing loss, he (KCR) came to Maharashtra but his 12-13 ministers and MPs joined the Congress yesterday. This is a fight between KCR and Congress. The MVA is strong in Maharashtra."
Attacking KCR, Vikram Goud, a BJP youth leader, shared in a tweet a collage of two videos, comparing KCR's convoy with some people crossing a stream during monsoon. He said the chief minister did not build roads and bridges for the public but was travelling with a 600-car convoy to create a record.
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BL Sreenivas Solanky, National Executive Member of BJP's Yuva Morcha, too slammed KCR.
"Meanwhile the people of Telangana are suffering, CM KCR and his ministers are going to Maharashtra accompanied by a huge convoy of about 600 vehicles including State ministers, MPs, MLCs, MLAs and party senior leaders," Solanky said. "Who will handle Telangana Mr @TelanganaCMO @KTRBRS?" he asked.
Satya Pamula, another user, said former US President Bill Clinton, during his visit to Hyderabad, had 68 vehicle-convoy, "which was Wow". "Now this is 10 times more...WORLD RECORD! 600 vehicles"
KCR's long convoy also sparked a question about whose money the chief minister was spending. Some Twitter users called it a "total waste of taxpayers money".
Taking a dig at the CM, another twitter user Satti Nayanar said: "KCR and his 600 vehicle convoy...Guess global warming, reducing fossil fuels, air pollution and similar green earth initiatives won’t apply to him and his party."
