BC communities push Congress for cabinet berths, key posts in Telangana
Munnuru Kapu representatives demanded that Vemulawada MLA Aadi Srinivas be given a Cabinet berth.
Hyderabad: After leaders and their supporters, communities are now mounting pressure on the Telangana Congress to recognise the contributions of their MLAs and allot cabinet berths and other key posts in the government.
The demand has further intensified following the induction of three Ministers into the Cabinet on Sunday, with three more berths still remaining vacant. Discontent continues to simmer among Congress MLAs who were overlooked for Cabinet positions.
On Thursday, members of the Munnuru Kapu, Golla Kuruma and Yadav communities met TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud at Gandhi Bhavan, urging the party to prioritise MLAs and leaders from their communities in the next phase of Cabinet expansion and suitably post allotments.
Interestingly, while the Telangana Congress has claimed that social justice was reflected in the distribution of Cabinet berths, as well as in the appointment of vice presidents and general secretaries, however, members from these BC communities have expressed disappointment with the recent decisions of high command.
Munnuru Kapu representatives demanded that Vemulawada MLA Aadi Srinivas be given a Cabinet berth. A large number of community members from different districts turned up at Gandhi Bhavan to press their demand for justice.
Similarly, Alair MLA and Government Whip Beerla Ilaiah said that although the Congress party remained committed to social justice, injustice had been done to the Golla-Kuruma communities in the recent appointments.
He pointed out that in the united Andhra Pradesh Cabinet, the Golla-Kuruma communities had representation. Now, despite the Yadav population in the State touching 22 lakh and the Kuruma population nearing six lakh, neither community was given a Cabinet berth, he told reporters at Gandhi Bhavan.
Ilaiah demanded that the Congress high command allocate one Ministerial berth, the post of Government Advisor, one MLC seat, eight general secretary posts, and five District Congress Committee president posts to leaders from the Kuruma community.
He said TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud had assured that the Golla-Kuruma communities would be given priority in the next round of appointments.
