Hyderabad, July 1 -- Telangana BJP President N Ramchander Rao on Wednesday hit back at Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy over his remarks targeting BJP National President Nitin Nabin.

He alleged that the comments reflected the Chief Minister's "political arrogance" and "fear" of the BJP's growing presence in the state.

Speaking to ANI, Rao said, "...This statement itself is nothing but an indication of his political arrogance, on the one hand, and his political fear of the BJP, on the other. He is afraid because Nitin Nabin has given a call to the people of Telangana to make Telangana a 'Congress-free Telangana'... The cadres' enthusiasm, which has been exuded during his visit, has become a point of frustration and fear for Revanth...