Hyderabad, April 16 -- Congress leaders on Thursday staged a protest near the Bharatiya Janata Party office in Hyderabad over BJP MP Tejaswi Surya's remarks in the Lok Sabha, accusing Congress of dividing Andhra Pradesh.

Earlier today, addressing the Lower House of Parliament, Surya said, "Why are Opposition parties and some regional parties of the South, led by the DMK, making so much noise? The tears they are shedding are crocodile tears. I thank heaven that in 2026, when the country undertakes delimitation, the BJP-led Centre will carry it out. The Congress government divided Andhra Pradesh into two parts, and they did worse than the British in partitioning the country."

Enraged by the remarks, Congress leaders staged a protest and b...