Hyderabad, Aug. 20 -- BJP Legislature Party (BJLP) floor leader Alleti Maheshwar Reddy on Thursday challenged Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy to an open debate over alleged irregularities in land transactions.
He demanded that the minister step down if he failed to respond to the allegations with evidence.
Addressing the media at the Assembly Media Point, Maheshwar Reddy said BJP MLAs and MLCs had arrived with documents and waited from noon to 2 p.m. for an open discussion with the Revenue Minister, but Ponguleti did not turn up.
Maheshwar Reddy alleged that the minister had avoided the debate fearing that the allegations against him would be exposed.
He said Ponguleti should come forward and respond to the allegations if he h...