AP CM Kiran Kumar Reddy slams Modi for telling 'blatant lies'

HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy hit back at BJP election campaign committee chief and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi claiming that the latter spoke "blatant lies".

"I strongly condemn Modi's criticism of the Prime Minister, the Central government and the Congress party. He should know that Indo-Pak border issues are very sensitive and should only be dealt with diplomatically," Reddy said, referring to Modi's critical remarks about the policy being adopted towards Pakistan.

The AP CM told reporters here tonight that any issue between the two countries should be resolved through diplomatic means and any provocation was unwarranted.

"It's not right to create a war situation. All countries have modern weapons these days. When it comes to issues related to other countries, we all should work together," he said.

As Gujarat's chief minister, Modi could give relevant suggestions to the Centre, he said.

Mocking Modi's claims about implementation of welfare schemes in states ruled by BJP and its allies, the AP CM claimed that no other state did it better than Andhra Pradesh.

"Nobody has been showing us the way in this regard, rather we are showing the way to others," Kiran claimed, referring to his pet girl child protection scheme called 'Bangaru Talli' in particular.

"No doubt, the Ladli Lakshmi Yojana being implemented in Madhya Pradesh is good, but we have enacted a law for effective implementation of Bangaru Talli. We introduced the scheme after studying similar ones being implemented in other states and also foreign countries. Ours is the best scheme," he claimed.