Hyderabad, Nov. 19 -- The Telangana BJP on Wednesday ridiculed the Revanth Reddy government's decision to distribute one crore sarees to women across the state to mark the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

The distribution, which begins today, is scheduled to conclude on December 8, which is a day before Sonia Gandhi's birthday. The BJP labelled the timing as "politically loaded and blatantly sycophantic."

BJP chief spokesperson and media in-charge NV Subash said the move was nothing more than an election-driven imitation of the BJP's successful women-centric initiatives.

"The Congress seems to have taken a cue from us, but as the saying goes, ''nakal marne ke liye akal chahiye," he remarked, adding, "If this is...