Nalgonda Congress differences resurface as Anil Kumar Reddy targets Rajgopal Reddy

Differences within the Nalgonda Congress unit resurfaced as Bhongir MLA K Anil Kumar Reddy criticised Munugode MLA Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy for skipping the PAC meeting and speaking against the government, saying party leaders should follow the directions of the party.

Nalgonda: Differences among MLAs in the Nalgonda Congress unit surfaced again, with Bhongir MLA K Anil Kumar Reddy finding fault with Munugode MLA Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy for skipping the Political Affairs Committee (PAC) meeting held under the leadership of AICC in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan at Bhongir on Monday.

The Bhongir MLA also criticised Rajgopal Reddy for speaking against the government.

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Ministers, including Komatireddy Venkat Reddy and Adluri Laxman, and other senior MLAs from the erstwhile Nalgonda district attended the meeting.

During the meeting, Meenakshi Natarajan sought feedback from MLAs and senior leaders on the SIR exercise, the government’s performance, implementation of welfare and development programmes, the party’s strengths and weaknesses, and other issues.

She held constituency-wise meetings and took note of the views expressed by leaders.

However, Anil Kumar Reddy strongly objected to Rajgopal Reddy’s absence. “Rajgopal Reddy is definitely a senior and mass leader. In the past, he lost as an MP and MLC, but he should attend party meetings. Despite the AICC in-charge attending the meeting, Rajgopal Reddy’s absence triggers wrong signals,” he said.

He said leaders, irrespective of their stature, should act according to the directions of the party and government. “At an appropriate time, all things would fall in place and people would welcome it,” he said.

“We too want him to be a Minister, but speaking against the government is not correct,” Anil Kumar Reddy said.