The upcoming MLC elections in Telangana state triggered a fresh and ugly war between the ruling TRS and opposition parties. Opposition parties are blaming TRS for trying to attract their MPTCs and ZPTCs. They find fault with it for its plan to field 12 candidates when it has no strength to get them elected.

TRS is also accusing TDP and Congress party for making unholy pacts with each other to win the elections. TRS alleges that TDP and Congress party leaders have to come to secret understanding on seat sharing in the MLC elections. TRS leaders are quoting the statements made by Congress leaders Gutta Sukhender Reddy and K Jana Reddy, who said their party will join hands with TDP and any party to defeat ruling TRS party. TRS leaders allege that TDP leaders Revanth Reddy, Errabelli Dayakar Rao, Ravula Chandrasekhar Reddy had a secret meeting with PCC President Uttam Kumar Reddy, Working President Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka recently for this purpose.

But, if there is nothing wrong in TRS party attracting other parties’ leaders, then there is nothing wrong in opposition parties joining hands to defeat it. Ethics in politics can be expected only when the ruling party strictly follows it, but no when it ignores them. If, it crosses the line, then opposition parties also will be forced to cross that line.