Infighting in Telangana Congress escalates as leaders clash over caste descrimination, disciplinary actions
Senior Cong leader Madhu Yashki Goud accused the Telangana unit leadership of shielding Reddy and upper-caste leaders from disciplinary action, while acting against leaders from others communities
Hyderabad: On the same day after suspended Congress MLC Teenmaar Mallanna declared war against Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, senior Congress leader Madhu Yashki Goud added fuel to the fire, alleging discrimination of Backward Classes (BCs) within the party. He accused the Telangana Congress leadership of shielding Reddy and upper-caste leaders from disciplinary action, while acting against leaders from others communities.
“Congress Disciplinary Committee president G Chinna Reddy publicly accused party MLA Megha Reddy, yet no action was taken. Why this double standard?” he questioned, also slamming the exclusion of BC leaders from meetings chaired by Revanth Reddy on the caste census, stating that even he was not invited to key meetings.
Meanwhile, Minister D Anasuya alias Seethakka defended the Congress leadership and dismissed Mallanna’s allegations against the Chief Minister.
“Congress came to power through the hard work of its cadre. Some are acting as BJP and BRS agents for political gain. We did what BRS failed to do, yet, people are being misled. If Mallanna has objections to the caste census, he should raise them in the Legislative Council, not in the media,” she countered.
Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Vamshi Chand Reddy also hit back, rejecting Mallanna’s claim that Revanth Reddy engineered his defeat.
“It was the Congress high command’s decision for me to contest from Mahabubnagar. Revanth Reddy worked hard for my victory. The BJP won due to a BRS-BJP collussion,” he alleged, dismissing Mallanna’s statements as a mere attempt to stay politically relevant.
