Hyderabad:Congress leader Marri Shashidhar Reddy on Saturday claimed that MIM and BJP provoked people with religious sentiments for votes in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections.
Reddy said, "I would like to thank all the party workers and people who have voted for Congress and had faith in us. Unfortunately, we could not get the expected results. MIM and BJP provoked people with religious sentiments and got votes."
"On the other hand, the Chief Minister provoked that something was going to happen like riots in Hyderabad and tried to take advantage of it," Reddy added.
Emotions can benefit temporarily but, are not conducive to well-being and development, Reddy further stated.
"Even if we could not achieve the expected results theoretically we won. We will discuss the defeat internally in the party. Congress workers need not worry. These are only temporary results," he added.