Published 11:18 IST, March 19th 2019

CONTROVERSIAL ATTACK: Chandrababu Naidu calls Prashant Kishor 'Bihari Dacoit', accuses KCR of 'grabbing TDP & Congress MLAs'

n a major controversy ahead of Lok Sabha polls, Andhra Pradesh CM and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Chandrababu Naidu raised insensitive remarks against Telangana CM and TRS (Telangana Rashtra Samithi) chief K Chandrashekar Rao and Janata Dal (United) leader Prashant Kishor.

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In a major controversy ahe of Lok Sabha polls, Andhra Presh CM and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Chandrababu Naidu raised insensitive remarks against Telangana CM and TRS (Telangana Rashtra Samithi) chief K Chandrashekar Rao and Janata Dal (United) leer Prashant Kishor.

While dressing a rally in Ongole in state on Monday, Andhra Presh CM Chandrababu Naidu said that KCR is indulging into criminal politics wherein he is targeting TDP and Congress MLAs to join TRS party. Later targeting JD(U) national vice president Prashant Kishor, calling him a 'Bihari dacoit'. 

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Naidu later claimed that Prashant Kishor h removed names of over seven lakh voters in Andhra Presh.

"K Chandrashekar Rao is doing criminal politics. He is grabbing MLAs of Congress and TDP. Bihari dacoit Prasant Kishore has removed lakhs of votes in Andhra Presh," Naidu said, as quoted by news agency ANI.

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Earlier, TDP chief claimed that  Jaganmohan Reddy's YSRCP is doing injustice to state with its collusive politics and has stolen data of TDP workers.

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"It is good for Andhra if Jagan remains in Lotus Pond (his Hyderab residence)," he ded.

Meanwhile, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Tuesday, March 19 released its final list of 25 candidates for Andhra Presh for ensuing Lok Sabha elections 2019. party also released its third list of candidates for upcoming state polls.

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re are 25 Lok Sabha and 175 Assembly seats in Andhra Presh which will go to polls in a single phase on April 11. In general elections, Ashok Gajapathi Raju will contest from Vizianagaram, Kesineni Srinivas from Vijaywa, Galla Jayev from Guntur and N Sivapras from Chittoor. 

Both Lok Sabha and legislative assembly polls will be held in state simultaneously on same day.  results of Assembly and Lok Sabha polls will be announced on May 23.

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09:21 IST, March 19th 2019