Deccan Chronicle

TPCC in a dilemma over receiving Sinha in Hyd

- DC CORRESPOND­ENT

THE TRS endorsed Sinha’s candidatur­e and welcomed him to the city in an effort to isolate the BJP during the Presidenti­al elections.

Even as the ruling TRS is planning a lavish welcome for Yashwanth Sinha, the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) appears to be in a dilemma whether or not to receive Sinha, the opposition’s presidenti­al candidate, when he comes to Hyderabad on July 2 in an effort to win over TRS, Congress, and the MIM.

The TRS endorsed Yashwanth Sinha’s candidatur­e and welcomed him to Hyderabad in an effort to isolate the BJP during the Presidenti­al elections.

On July 2, Yashwanth Sinha, the presidenti­al candidate for the opposition parties, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will both coincident­ally be in Hyderabad for various occasions.

The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has endorsed Yashwanth Sinha, the Trinamool Congress candidate, for the presidenti­al polls. In Telangana, the Congress party has three MPS and five MLAS. Due to the political rivalry between the Congress and TRS in Telangana, the TPCC leaders have not yet decided whether or not to welcome Yashwant Sinha.

The Telangana Congress appears to be divided on the issue of whether or not to welcome Yashwant Sinha. TPCC president A. Revanth Reddy on

Thursday made it clear that they would not share the dais in Gandhi Bhavan with Yashwanth Sinha if he attended the TRS meeting. “We have a clear position that Congress will keep a safe distance from TRS on all fronts. We do not accept if Yashwanth Sinha decides to meet the TRS first and the Congress second,” he asserted.

Leader of the Congress Legislatur­e Party Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka told Deccan Chronicle that the party will follow the AICC’S directives about the welcoming of Yashwanth Sinha to Hyderabad. In response to a question, he stated that Congress MLAS undoubtedl­y support Yashwanth Sinha to prevent the BJP from winning the presidenti­al elections.

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