Telangana CM Revanth Reddy Questions Centre Over Denial Of Proposed US Visit

It's disrespectful to people of Telangana, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said on Monday after he was forced to return to India as the Centre denied permission to his proposed trip to the US. "This is not the permission denial to Revanth Reddy but a disrespect toward the Telangana people. It's because of Gujarat supremacy. It is like obstructing Telangana's growth and development," Reddy said, addressing a press conference hours after returning to Hyderabad from his UK visit. The Congress Chief Minister also said the decision was against the principles of cooperative federalism, and cited the example of the Prime Minister and other Chief Ministers, including the Gujarat Chief Minister, who have visited the US. "What is the political angle - Modi is BJP, Revanth Reddy is Congress, Modi is Gujarat, Revanth is Telangana, is this the 'political angle' which they mentioned while denying the permission? It is totally against federal Cooperatism. Gujarat is conspiring against Telangana, I condemn it," he said.