Telangana Congress issues notice to Katti Venkat Swamy over remarks on Revanth Reddy
The Telangana Congress has issued a show-cause notice to TPCC General Secretary Katti Venkat Swamy after he publicly alleged growing dissent against Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and accused the party leadership of neglecting BC leaders in appointments and representation.
Hyderabad: Of late, quite a few Congress leaders have been admitting the growing dissent among people against the State government. The latest to join the list is TPCC General Secretary Katti Venkat Swamy.
Participating in a TV debate recently, he said there was strong opposition among people against Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy under the current circumstances.
“Revanth Reddy is taking personal and unilateral decisions. Many party leaders lack confidence that the Congress will come to power again in the State,” Venkat Swamy said.
He also stressed that Congress MP Rahul Gandhi had promised positions to leaders as per the caste population. But the high command was not ensuring that staunch Congress leaders, especially from the BC community, were getting seats, he charged.
However, his observations and comments have not gone down well with the Telangana Congress. The TPCC Disciplinary Committee has issued a show-cause notice to Katti Venkat Swamy, who is also AICC OBC Convener, for his comments against the Chief Minister.
The Committee sought a written reply from him within three days. It also warned that if he failed to respond and give a satisfactory explanation, the Committee would be constrained to proceed further as per the party rules, without any further notice.
The Committee Chairman and Nagarkurnool MP Mallu Ravi claimed that it had received several representations against Katti Venkat Swamy alleging that he had made derogatory comments against the Chief Minister while participating in a TV debate.
“If you had any grievances or concerns, the appropriate action was to place them before the TPCC president and AICC Incharge through organisational channels. Instead, your public statements have caused serious embarrassment to the party,” the Committee said in its notice.
