Hyderabad, Oct. 21 -- Telangana Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes Minister Adluri Laxman on Tuesday openly challenged BRS leader and former minister T Harish Rao over his recent remarks concerning cabinet proceedings.

Speaking to the media at Gandhi Bhavan, Laxman questioned the credibility of Harish Rao's allegations and demanded an unconditional apology.

The minister raised pointed questions, asking whether Harish Rao could swear on a god or on personal matters that his claims were true. Laxman stated that he was willing to take oath on his parents and assured that no personal matters were discussed in the cabinet meeting, stressing that rumours and misleading statements about cabinet affairs were a crime.

Laxman also criticised the...