Hyderabad, July 27 -- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA T Harish Rao on Sunday, July 27, criticised the Telangana government over food poisoning at a gurukul school on July 25.

He expressed dismay after students of Mahatma Jyothibha Phule Girls Residential School at Uyyalawada were shifted to the hospital amid police security after complaining of stomach ache and vomiting.

The Siddipet MLA said it was shameful for the Telangana government to resort to such tactics to cover up its mistakes. Upon visiting the school, Rao interacted with a few students and enquired about their health.

He blamed the Telangana government's incompetence and negligence for the recurring food poisoning incidents.

He urged the chief justice of Telangana to take...