The Congress in the district has seen many ups and downs
but the impending exit of senior leader and former MP, A. Indrakaran
Reddy, is likely to have quite an impact and show the party in poor
light.
In protest
Mr
Reddy's exit is expected to affect a large chunk of the party's leaders
and cadres and may force many of them to quit the party along with him
on May 2, protesting the Congress' ‘refusal' to carve out Telangana.
The event will be unique because of the number of party men alienating themselves from the ruling party on this issue.
In
a district where the separate Telangana sentiment is very strong, the
move of Mr. Reddy is likely to affect the prospects of the Congress.
Experienced leader
Mr.
Indrakaran Reddy, it may be recalled, was the first convenor of the
Telangana Regional Congress Committee (TRCC), an entity that championed
the cause of a separate State.
He claims to have
worked hard in lobbying for the cause with the party's high command in
Delhi, including meeting the party president and UPA chairperson Sonia
Gandhi.
“The current crop of leaders such as Chief
Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy and APCC president Botcha Satyanarayana
are busy in selfish politics. As they are pre-occupied in saving their
positions, it is no wonder that they have no time either for Telangana
or for dedicated seniors in the party,” Mr. Reddy told
The Hindu
.
Paints bleak picture
The
senior leader said that the fortunes of the Congress in the State would
take a major hit after the 18 Assembly by-elections in Coastal Andhra
and Rayalaseema.
He predicted that more Congress men would desert the party as the results were likely to go in favour of the YSR Congress Party.
‘Sinking ship'
“Y.S.
Jaganmohan Reddy was also forced to quit the party,” he said, trying to
equate his present condition with that of the former Chief Minister's
son. “The Congress will be rendered a sinking ship by the YSRCP after
the by-elections,” he observed.
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