hyderabad blaming the state government for its failure to prevent both karnataka and maharashtra governments from taking up the controversial irrigation projects across krishna and godavari respectively the main opposition telugu desam party on wednesday stalled the proceedings in the assembly on the opening day tdp put the blame squarely on the state government for its failure to stop maharashtra from constructing the babli project and karnataka from increasing the height of the almatti dam it all began when the former irrigation minister t nageswara rao tdp while initiating the discussion took a strong objection to the absence of chief minister k rosaiah when such an important issue was being discussed in the house and asked the deputy speaker n manohar to summon himthe deputy speaker informed the house that the chief minister had gone to new delhi to participate in a meeting convened by the union finance minister to discuss the changes in vat the tdp protested and said that this shows the lack of seriousness on the part of chief minister and walked to the podium demanding that rosaiah be summoned to the houseopposition leader n chandrababu naidu said that the chief minister had told them at the business advisory committee meeting on tuesday that he was cancelling his delhi visit he felt that this was an issue which needs a united resolution cutting across party lines and the crisis should be fought unitedly amidst protest from the tdp the deputy speaker adjourned the assembly for ten minuteswhen it reassembled manohar told the opposition that according to the minutes of the bac meeting the chief minister had categorically stated that he would be going to delhi on wednesday the minister for agriculture n raghuveera reddy read out certain parts of the minutes of the meeting and said that if necessary the chief minister would intervene on thursdaybut none of the opposition parties including prp were sure on whether rosaiah was categorical or not they said that the impression given was that he would be present in the house mim suggested that since the major opposition was insisting on cms presence they be asked to speak on the issue on thursday and meanwhile the discussion be continuedobjecting to it the tdp said that it would amount to diluting the seriousness of the issue naidu said that the question hour be suspended on thursday it should not just for the sake of record the chief minister of karnataka had taken all opposition parties into confidence and was unitedly fighting for a favourable judgment from the krishna water tribunal while here the government was trying to divide and rule he saidlater at an impromptu interaction with media naidu said the government remained a mute spectator when the karnataka government refused permission to major irrigation minister to visit almatti dam site he and his team had failed in putting up a strong case in favour of the state