Asifabad Congress faces internal rift over DCC chief Athram Suguna

Internal differences in the Asifabad Congress have intensified following the appointment of Athram Suguna as DCC president. Three senior leaders are reportedly opposing her leadership, while the party’s top leadership is considering a committee to resolve the growing conflict.

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Internal bickering among leaders in the district has reached a crescendo, causing a headache for the Congress.

Despite strong opposition from three senior leaders of the party, Athram Suguna was recently appointed as District Congress Committee (DCC) president considering her contributions to the growth of the party. The leaders, including A Shyam Naik, K Vishwaprasad and former Asifabad MLA Athram Sakku, are reportedly leaving no stone unturned to dethrone Suguna.

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Significantly, Shyam and Vishwaprasad, who operated separate factions and were at loggerheads in the past, joined hands and openly opposed Suguna’s candidature for the post considering their future plans. Shyam, in-charge of the Asifabad Congress segment, and Sakku eyed the post, expecting that they could be fielded from the Asifabad constituency and Adilabad Parliament segment in forthcoming elections.

However, the party appointed Suguna as the DCC president, shattering the hopes of Shyam and Sakku. The leaders are reportedly now making moves to remove Suguna from the post. They are alleged to have been hatching conspiracies against the DCC chief by bringing her errors to the notice of the top leadership of the party. Similarly, Varaprasad, who was unhappy with Suguna for not giving priority to his followers, lodged a complaint against Suguna at Gandhi Bhavan recently.

Meanwhile, the cold war between the DCC chief and leaders has resulted in confusion among the cadres of the party. The cadres are now perplexed as to whom they should work with. Around four leaders are competing with each other in an Assembly constituency, confusing the cadres and field-level activists. The internal bickering has turned into a cause for concern for the party.

The top leadership has taken the matter seriously and is planning to form a committee comprising two leaders. The committee is going to submit a report to the leadership soon. The leadership, in turn, is likely to take stern action against erring leaders to prevent damage to the prospects of the party’s nominees in future polls, ending the conflict between the DCC president and leaders.