Hyderabad, Nov. 6 -- union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy came down heavily on the Congress and BRS during a roadshow at Yusufguda on Thursday night, as part of the campaign for the Jubilee Hills by-election scheduled on November 11.

Addressing the crowd, Kishan Reddy alleged that the Congress party had become a puppet of the AIMIM and was now dependent on Muslim votes to win elections. He claimed that MIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi was openly campaigning for the Congress candidate, who, he said, had previously contested from the MIM. "The symbol may have changed, but the candidate remains the same," he remarked.

He accused Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy of surrendering to MIM's influence and diverting ministers from governance to f...