In a primary signal of hassle for the Congress in Telangana, AICC Secretary Sampath Kumar has dashed off a robust letter to former occasion chief Sonia Gandhi alleging that details have been suppressed whereas processing the candidate for Nagarkurnool parliamentary constituency SC reserved seat.
In a letter to Ms. Gandhi, he accused a bit of Khammam Congress leaders and some AICC functionaries of becoming a member of arms to suppress the details and finalise the identify of Dr. Mallu Ravi.
He identified that Dr. Ravi had misplaced the elections from the identical constituency 4 occasions up to now and belongs to the Mala sub caste amongst SCs, whose presence within the constituency is negligible. He identified that out of the full 17,30,781 voters, Madiga voters constituted 3,75,532 whereas Mala voters have been at 62,801.
Mr. Sampath, who aspired for the Nagarkurnool ticket, didn’t mince phrases to say that Dr. Ravi has already been accommodated with a Cupboard rank in newly-formed Congress Authorities because the Particular Consultant in New Delhi.
“Just to satisfy an existing Minister’s brother in Khammam and accommodate the existing Deputy Chief Minister’s brother in Nagarkurnool, everyone has come together, intentionally ignored facts and reports and done injustice to a hardcore Congress worker,” he wrote in his letter.
He lamented that when he was busy in Screening Committee conferences of Maharashtra as an in-charge secretary, leaders had taken benefit of the scenario and submitted the one identify of Dr. Ravi to the CEC.
The AICC Secretary mentioned that he has been working to strengthen the occasion for 3 many years. “I have fought my heart and soul out as an MLA in the Assembly against the BRS government, which made them terminate my membership permanently. Seventeen cases were filed against me by the then government,” he wrote.
Stating that he had travelled throughout the nation on a number of roles as an AICC Secretary and walked the longest with Rahul Gandhi through the Bharat Jodo Yatra, he reasoned that contemplating the winnability and the sub-caste justification amongst the three reserved seats, the ticket needs to be given to him.
“My significance has been assassinated in front of CEC by these leaders,” he alleged and urged the excessive command to intervene and render justice.
When contacted, Mr. Sampath Kumar confirmed that he had expressed his anguish to the excessive command.