After Mynampally, now Wanaparthy MLA Megha Reddy says party senior leaders deceived him

Wanaparthy MLA T. Megha Reddy has alleged that senior Congress leaders betrayed the party during Gram Panchayat elections, costing it several Sarpanch posts. He said evidence of internal sabotage would be submitted to the party high command.

Wanaparthy: After former MLA Mynampally Hanumanth Rao, now Wanaparthy MLA T Megha Reddy charged that a few senior leaders in the party had deceived him and ensured that Congress did win more Sarpanches posts in the Gram Panchayat elections.

Since Assembly elections, former MLA G Chinna Reddy and Megha Reddy have been at loggerheads over many issues. Differences between the two leaders came to the fore on several occasions.

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There are about 140 gram panchayats in Wanaparthy. Of these, the Congress MLA claimed that the party had won 85 sarpanches and in about 10 to 15 gram panchayats, a few senior leaders deceived the party, Megha Reddy charged at a press conference here on Friday.

Citing the example of Tirumalapur village in Gopalpet mandal, the Wanaparthy MLA said a Congress-backed candidate was fielded by the senior leaders. However, after the BRS-supported candidate won the elections, he was welcomed into the Congress party within one hour of the results being declared, he said.

“The senior leader personally called over 130 people in the village and I have all the proof. Similarly, at Chinnagumudam village in Pebbair, when I went to campaign, locals informed me that a senior leader had called and directed them to support the BRS-backed candidate,” Megha Reddy said, without disclosing the name of the senior leader.

It was not about these two villages, such backstabbing happened in Jangaiahpally, Upparpally, Appareddypally, Gopalpet and Polikapadu. These were not baseless allegations and all evidence has been secured, the MLA maintained.

Wanaparthy people were aware of the senior leader and his political tactics. The issue would be taken up seriously with party leadership and a complaint would also be lodged with party high command.

Last week, former MLA Mynampally Hanumanth Rao had charged that many BRS coverts were working in Congress and due to their presence, the Congress had lost elections in many villages in Siddipet, Medak and neighbouring areas.