Internal bickering in Choppadandi Congress surfaced with the preventive custody of BC Cell district president Kusa Ravinder before MLA Medipally Satyam’s tour. Ravinder, who had accused the MLA of illegal activities, vowed to escalate the issue to the high command
Munugode MLA Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy renewed his attack on the Congress high command for denying him a cabinet berth, questioning why Nalgonda was overlooked despite similar representation in Khammam. He urged the party to honour its promise and avoid discrimination in development works.
Party leaders also pointed out that even when the Congress government announced nominated posts earlier, all three allotted to the erstwhile Medak district went to leaders from Sangareddy alone.
Congress high command contemplating to replace Chief Minister after local body elections as Telangana Cabinet is split into two groups due to difference of opinion
Nizamabad MP D Arvind says it has been 15 months and all sections, including farmers, unemployed youth, women, beedi workers and Anganwadi teachers, unhappy with current Congress government
The new Ministers will be sworn-in in April. Uttam keen on relinquishing the irrigation portfolio, Sridhar interested in education while Ponguleti may have to pass on two of the three departments he holds.
"My sources say the Congress high command has already started the exercise to choose a new Chief Minister for Telangana, said BJP LP leader A Maheshwar Reddy
Bhatti Vikramarka's visit gains significance after holding discussions with MLC T Jeevan Reddy who revealed his plans to quit the party and the post, miffed over Revanth Reddy's decision to admit his political rival and Jagtial MLA M Sanjay Kumar into the party fold.