Telangana temples neglected: KCR

KARIMNAGAR: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president K Chandrasekhar Rao  accused the government of neglecting Telangana temples.Speaking to mediapersons here on Monday after offering prayers at the Rajarajeshwara Swamy temple, he demanded  the government to  acquire 100 acres  for the development of  Vemulawada temple town. Stating that  Rajarajeshwara Swamy  temple has a historical background,  the TRS supremo said that he prayed the presiding deity to help create  separate Telangana state. He hoped that the next year Sivaratri would be celebrated in the Telanagana state.  He said that development of Telangana temples was not possible in the unified state. Going down the memory lane, he said he got married at Srirajarajeswara Swamy temple. Later, he unveiled the Telangana martyrs memorial  built at the entrance of  the  Vemulawada town. Referring to the ensuing byelections, he prophesied that the  Congress and TDP would lose their deposits. After the formation of Telangana, he said  Rs 200 crore would be allocated for the development of Telangana temples.TRS floor leader in the Assembly E Rajender and other MLAs  accompanied Chandrasekhar Rao.