HYDERABAD: Vayalar Ravi, the AICC observer who left for New Delhi on Friday after his five-day visit to Andhra Pradesh, has reportedly asked state Congress leaders to refrain from YSR-bashing during the byelection campaign. Instead, he has asked them to take the state government's programmes and policies to the people through door-to-door campaigns.
"We should win over the people by talking about all the programmes our government has taken up over the years," he said. But as to Jaganmohan Reddy, Ravi has apparently asked his party leaders to take the YSR Congress head on.
Ravi landed in Hyderabad on Monday night following complaints of lack of coordination between chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and PCC president Botsa Satyanarayana.
During his stay, Ravi met several party leaders and stressed on the need to work together ahead of the bypolls.
He also asked Congress leaders to already launch the election campaign without first waiting for the announcement of the list of candidates.
On the last day of his visit, Ravi had a meeting with the coordination committees of Anantapur and Guntur districts.
The meeting took place at the chief minister's camp office and had both the CM and the PCC chief in attendance. The AICC observer is expected to visit the state again next week to review the situation in the faction-ridden Congress party. Speaking to TOI, Ravi said it was the responsibility of the chief minister and PCC president to lead the party in the bypolls.
"The party is intact and the party workers are enthusiastic. What is needed is a little motivation. I am satisfied with my field visit to East and West Godavari districts where local leaders assured me that they would work for the party's victory in the bypolls," he said.
The AICC observer, who has received complaints and suggestions from MPs, MLAs, MLCs, ministers and other Telangana leaders, is expected to submit his report to Congress president Sonia Gandhi. But, his mission appears to be incomplete.
He will visit the state again to have one more round of discussions with the leaders. "I am planning to visit some more districts. I will take a break from the Parliament to visit the state for a couple more days, most probably next week," he said.
from times of india
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