Hyderabad, Dec. 30 -- The Telangana Legislative Assembly witnessed heated exchanges on Monday during the Zero Hour as senior BRS leader T Harish Rao and minister D Sridhar Babu sparred over the government's handling of employees' and pensioners' issues.

Harish Rao accused the Congress government of neglecting state employees and failing to extend financial benefits to retired personnel.

"Government employees are the backbone of development and welfare programs, but today they are in deep distress. Telangana is the only state in the country where five dearness allowances (DAs) are pending. Even after nearly two years in power, the Congress government has not implemented the new Pay Revision Commission (PRC)," he said.

Harish Rao claimed...