AICC reviews Telangana Congress government through Ministers’ feedback

Amid criticism of the Telangana Congress government and internal party differences, AICC in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan held one-on-one meetings with Cabinet Ministers and DCC presidents in Hyderabad to gather feedback on governance, party coordination, organisational issues and the ongoing SIR exercise.

Hyderabad: Amid mounting criticism of the Congress government over its handling of several issues in Telangana and growing internal differences within the party, the AICC has begun seeking direct feedback from Cabinet Ministers. AICC in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan held one-on-one meetings with several Ministers, including Tummala Nageswara Rao, Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, Jupally Krishna Rao and D Seethakka, in Hyderabad on Friday.

The Congress government has faced criticism over its handling of the Bandi Sai Bhageerath POCSO case and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s remarks referring to German dictator Adolf Hitler. Besides these issues, sections of the public have expressed dissatisfaction over the implementation of welfare and development programmes. Against this backdrop, and amid criticism of the Chief Minister’s functioning, the AICC is seeking feedback directly from the Ministers.

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Each meeting reportedly lasted about 45 minutes. The Ministers were given a questionnaire and asked to submit their responses. The questions covered coordination between the party and the government, party appointments, internal differences, cadre motivation and the use of social media. The Ministers are also believed to have discussed the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.

The AICC in-charge’s direct interaction with the Ministers has drawn attention within Gandhi Bhavan and sparked political discussion. She also met District Congress Committee (DCC) presidents and sought their feedback. Several DCC presidents are learnt to have flagged poor coordination between local MLAs, district in-charge Ministers and the party cadre. They also highlighted disputes over district and mandal-level party appointments.

Later in the evening, Meenakshi Natarajan held a meeting with TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud to discuss party affairs and other issues.