Hyderabad, July 3 -- Congress MLC Vijayashanti criticised the Union Government for allegedly delaying approval of Hyderabad Metro Rail's second phase, despite repeated efforts by Telangana CM Revanth Reddy to secure support. She suggested the delay may be politically motivated to prevent Congress from gaining credit.

Congress MLC Vijayashanti on X stated, "The suspicion about the complacency of the union government in the expansion of Metro Rail second phase in Hyderabad is gradually creeping into the hearts of people of Telangana. The Chief Minister of Telangana, Revanth Reddy, is regularly meeting the Prime Minister Narendra Modi every time he goes to New Delhi, and of course, meeting the other union ministers in order to moot the seco...