Hyderabad, March 8 -- All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that despite eight MPs representing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Telangana, the Union government has failed to sanction projects, giving a step-motherly treatment to Telangana.

Speaking with media after the all-party meeting held at Praja Bhavan on Saturday, March 8, to discuss the issues to be raised in the Parliament session to be held in the national capital from Monday, Owaisi accused the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government of preferring certain states while ignoring Telangana.

"The Telangana government had submitted the regional ring road (RRR) project to the ministry of roads and highways. Yet there has been no action ...