TPCC leadership change ruled out; CM doing good job: Jagga
Revanth Reddy handling both responsibilities with ease and the party high command wants this smooth affair to continue, says TPCC working president when asked whether he is in the race for PCC presidentship
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) working president T. Jayaprakash Reddy said that the Congress high command prefers the same person to be the Chief Minister and TPCC president in the interests of the party and government.
Responding to queries that he was in the race for PCC presidentship since present TPCC chief A. Revanth Reddy was busy with his assignment as the Chief Minister, he said that the CM was handling both responsibilities with ease and the party high command also wants the smooth affair to continue.
In an informal chat with reporters after participating in Ugadi celebrations at Gandhi Bhavan in Hyderabad on Tuesday, Mr. Jagga Reddy agreed that he too, was an aspirant for the PCC chief post two years ago. Congress provides opportunities to all and he is not in a hurry to become the PCC Chief, he said.
Mr. Reddy said the Congress and people were lucky to be led by the Gandhi family, known for their sacrifices for the country. Rahul Gandhi is cleanhearted and doesn’t choose the wrong paths to grab power. Mr. Gandhi believes in an ideology of seeing Indians happy and not himself. Giving 100% marks to Mr. Reddy’s government, he said women travelling in buses free of cost and getting a gas cylinder for ₹500 would vouch for the party’s performance. He exuded confidence that Congress would bag 12 to 14 MP seats.
Taking a dig at BJP, he said that the saffron party was fast declining in the country and its leadership always believed in gimmicks to capture power. Narendra Modi and Amit Shah talk about nationalism but they should understand that their party or their ideology was not part of the Indian Independence movement.
“They believe in power and Congress believes in nation’s interests,” he said, while terming Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy as an ignorant politician who doesn’t understand Indian history. He also took potshots at political strategist Prashant Kishor stating that he was into the profession of making money.
He reminded that Mr. Kishor claimed that BRS would come back to power in Telangana for the third time. “What happened to his claims? He promotes parties according to his business interests,” he said.
Criticising Madiga Reservation Porata Samiti (MRPS) leader Manda Krishna Madiga, he said the former was speaking the BJP language and not on behalf of the Madiga community. “We would have responded to his questions had he been neutral and not a BJP agent,” he said and dared Mr. Krishna Madiga to demand the BJP to send a Madiga leader to Rajya Sabha.
Stating that Madigas were always given big political opportunities by the Congress, he reminded how Meira Kumar was made the Speaker of the Parliament. “Did you ever ask BJP to select a Madiga leader for RS seat? You are silent about the party that insulted a Dalit, Bangaru Lakshman, who was the all India BJP chief,” he asked.