India, Aug. 15 -- Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday stepped up his attack on the BRS, alleging that its leaders had performed occult rituals to discredit the Congress government and questioning why they had kept their temple visits secret.

Without naming BRS MLA T Harish Rao, Reddy said a former minister had visited temples in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to perform occult rituals, allegedly seeking drought, farmers' distress and the collapse of the Congress government.

"Why did you not share details of your temple visits to Tamil Nadu and Karnataka on social media or anywhere else? Why did you keep them a secret?" he asked while addressing a public meeting after launching the distribution of smart PDS ration cards in San...