Hyderabad: The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee, although a divided home on the long run plan of action towards Munugode MLA Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy, in the intervening time, appealed to the dissident MLA to proceed within the get together within the bigger curiosity of the individuals of Telangana.
“He additionally promised to consider (persevering with within the get together) it,” stated Congress Legislature Occasion chief Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka in New Delhi after assembly get together in-charge Manickam Tagore.
PCC president A. Revanth Reddy and his predecessor and MP N. Uttam Kumar Reddy have been additionally current.
Occasion sources stated Bhatti and Uttam insisted on persevering with efforts to pacify Rajgopal Reddy and someway retain him within the get together because it can not afford to lose the Komatireddy brothers. It is going to result in BJP making inroads into southern Telangana, significantly in Nalgonda and Khammam districts, the 2 leaders argued, whereas Revanth remained silent.
A piece of leaders, nonetheless, argued that Rajgopal Reddy would anyway go away the get together shortly regardless of finest efforts to retain him, and urged motion earlier than damaging the get together and exposing its weak spot.
Sources stated get together leaders had additionally been severely contemplating suspending Rajagopal Reddy, a transfer that might guarantee a win-win scenario for all these avoiding the bypoll — Congress, Telangana Rashtra Samiti and Rajagopal Reddy himself.
As soon as suspended, the MLA escapes the anti-defection regulation and may instantly affiliate with the BJP whereas sticking to his put up. Congress, by avoiding a bypoll, can keep away from a Huzurabad-like scenario and the TRS, regardless of its courageous posture, can be joyful to keep away from the bypoll threat within the run-up to the subsequent basic elections.
Nevertheless, sources within the BJP advised Deccan Chronicle that the Central management, Amit Shah particularly, was eager on forcing a bypoll to not solely consolidate the get together in southern Telangana however ship a message to the TRS of being its greatest challenger within the subsequent Meeting polls. “We’ll insist on his resignation,” a senior BJP chief stated.
Rajagopal Reddy had put the Congress in an embarrassing scenario and uncovered its weak spot in taking motion towards leaders who overtly criticise the get together and its leaders. In contrast to different dissidents, Rajagopal Reddy didn’t cease with criticising Revanth Reddy, however dragged the get together and its first household.
“It’s such a difficult scenario that we will’t preserve him anymore as a result of he described Sonia and Rahul’s management as ineffective,” a senior Congress chief stated, including that Rajgopal Reddy was sure to make party-bashing a each day affair.
“On the similar time, we will’t invite a repeat of Huzurabad (incident),” the Congress chief stated.
Chief Minister Okay. Chandrashekar Rao, who, get together leaders say is but to get better from the Huzurabad impact, was conscious that one other bypoll and one other defeat would badly hit the get together.
Anticipating a bypoll, the Chief Minister already obtained into ballot mode and has pressed the get together equipment below the management of vitality minister Jagadish Reddy.
