Hyderabad: Telangana Congress leaders in November displayed a present of energy on stage throughout Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra within the state. Now, a month later, the get together’s senior leaders are holding closed door conferences to ‘save Congress’ from the state’s high management, primarily Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief Revanth Reddy.
The assembly held Saturday at MLA Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka’s residence, was attended by get together’s senior leaders, corresponding to MP N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, former Lok Sabha member Madhu Goud Yashki, and former deputy CM Damodar Raja Narasimha, amongst others.
The problem of competition was how newcomers within the get together — known as “migrants” from different events — are being prioritised over previous timers.
Uttam Kumar Reddy, the previous PCC Chief, identified how a majority of latest appointees within the get together committees are outsiders and former Telugu Desam Social gathering (TDP) leaders.
Revanth Reddy, who succeeded Uttam Kumar Reddy in 2021, was additionally with the TDP until 2017. On the time of his appointment, too, there was loads of discontent amongst leaders on how a newcomer was prioritised for the highest put up, overlooking veterans.
The Congress excessive command final week authorized committees for the working of the PCC. The All India Congress Committee (AICC) authorized appointment of 26 District Congress Committee presidents, 24 vice-presidents, and 84 basic secretaries, together with govt and political affairs committees.
“Not less than 50 per cent of the overall appointed vice-presidents and basic secretaries (108) are individuals who have been as soon as with the Telugu Desam and jumped to Congress. What about individuals who have devoted their lives to the get together and have been working for many years, they’ve been sidelined,” Uttam Kumar Reddy instructed media individuals. He’s being made a part of the chief committee led by the PCC Chief.
“After I was the PCC Chief, I had the assist of some individuals, whereas few others weren’t in my favour. However I by no means prioritised my preferences for such posts,” he added.
Based on Yashki, often for any such key choices in a celebration, the Congress Legislature Social gathering (CLP) is equally concerned within the discussions. “Senior leaders are requested to offer ideas. However such a factor didn’t occur right here in any respect. There are leaders in Nizamabad who’ve been working as city presidents, they haven’t been elevated or appointed in committees. As a substitute, some migrants from different events got desire. What motivation will the previous timers need to proceed?” Yashki instructed ThePrint.
ThePrint reached Revanth Reddy’s workplace through textual content message for a remark however had not obtained a response on the time of publishing this report. This text will likely be up to date as soon as a response is obtained.
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‘Revanth Reddy sabotaging the Congress’
The leaders, who now plan to take this situation to the excessive command, additionally say that social media handles working in favour of Revanth Reddy are ‘character assassinating’ previous timers. Based on the leaders, there was a rise in such posts from numerous handles, lots of which may very well be working for the PCC.
“He (Revanth Reddy) is sabotaging the Congress by sidelining loyalists. For example, when Bhatti Vikramarka attended an all-party assembly referred to as by the chief minister in 2021, it was completed after Revanth Reddy’s approval and discussing what can be Congress’ stand within the assembly on the problems. However, when it led to a buzz that Vikramarka is discontent with the Congress and attended the assembly, our PCC Chief didn’t even hassle to make clear it. Is that not maligning Congress employees on objective?” Yashki stated to ThePrint.
In the meantime, Uttam Kumar Reddy claimed that the police, who just lately raided Congress’ warfare room in Hyderabad, instructed Reddy that there have been social media posts in opposition to him, too, in his personal get together warfare room.
The Cyber Crime Police, earlier this week, raided political strategist Sunil Kanugolu’s workplace within the metropolis for allegedly making defamatory posts in opposition to Ok. Chandrashekar Rao-led authorities. Kanugolu develops political methods for the Congress in Telangana.
“Think about it’s a Congress warfare room which is funded by Revanth Reddy and likewise overseen by AICC state in-charge Manickam Tagore and there have been posts in opposition to get together chief Uttam Kumar Reddy. Why are makes an attempt being made to character assassinate our personal males?” Yashki questioned.
This isn’t the primary time that Revanth Reddy is going through opposition from get together’s veterans. Terming themselves ‘loyalists’, senior get together leaders in March had held a closed-door assembly with out the PCC Chief. The agenda of the assembly was discussing how Revanth Reddy took choices unilaterally, with out consulting others, how ‘his males’ have larger management over get together affairs and the way the get together lacked clear communication.
One of many leaders, Marri Shashidhar Reddy, former MLA and likewise member of Nationwide Catastrophe Administration Authority, give up the get together and joined the BJP final month. In his resignation, he expressed related issues about each Revanth Reddy and Manickam Tagore.
(Edited by Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri)
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