Telangana Cong urges RaGa to continue as party chief

Team Udayavani, Jun 24, 2019, 7:27 PM IST

Hyderabad: Asserting that Congress chief Rahul Gandhi “proved his mettle” in fighting for farmers’ interests, working class and others in the Lok Sabha polls, the party’s Telangana unit on Monday urged him to continue in the post.

AICC in-charge of party affairs in Telangana R C Khuntia said that in the last election, Rahul Gandhi had proved he has the courage and capacity to fight the NDA government and Modi, for the interest of the working class, farmers, common people, youth, students and women.

Stating that the need of the hour was to fight unitedly, he said leaders should refrain from giving contradictory statements’.

On critical comments of MLA Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy against the state party leadership, he said TPCCs disciplinary action committee has given a notice to him and appropriate action would be taken after receiving his reply.

The party would go as per its strategy, he said.

Rajagopal Reddy had blamed Khuntia and state Congress president Uttam Kumar Reddy for the party’s poor showing in the Assembly polls held in December last.

Khuntia pointed out that Rajagopal Reddy and his family members, including his wife, have been given tickets to contest in a number of elections.

Rajagopal Reddys brother is Congress Lok Sabha member, he said.

Anybody with a grievance against him or the PCC president can communicate with Rahul Gandhi, he said and warned that action would be taken against those giving out any press statements, which would only damage the Congress party.

Congress would be rebuilt from the grass roots level once again, he said.

The party would hold a meeting on June 29 at Nagarjuna Sagar to firm up its strategy for the coming municipal polls, he added.