Hyderabad (Telangana): A heated argument ensued between a resident affected by the severe floods in Hyderabad and the local TRS MLA, as the woman lashed out at the legislator over the issues faced by the people.
The heated exchange began when Subhash Reddy, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MLA from Uppal, visited a flooded locality for inspection after heavy rainfall in the region for the past two days.
A woman who was stuck at home for two days told the MLA that people in her locality had been facing a lot of problems as they were deprived of the most basic amenities of daily life due to waterlogging.
In his reply, the TRS MLA questioned the low lying construction of homes in the area. Soon the conversation heated up and the victim demanded answers from the officials for allowing low-lying residential construction in flood-prone areas.
In a rage, the woman threatened to jump off her building and blame the MLA, Subhash Reddy, for the same.
"Should we remain alive, or just die? If we don't get justice, we will blame you for our death," the woman said.
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Later the TRS leader explained the inevitability of natural calamities to the victim, and defended the officials, saying that they were trying their best to remove water from the flooded areas.
"This is a natural calamity, the rains were sudden, no one person is responsible for this. The water level has gone down. Who did that work? We are all working day and night," the MLA replied.
As the MLA was set to leave, the woman, not convinced by his arguments, asked him, "Who voted you to power?"
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