K.C. Venugopal ‘advises’ BC leaders not to go to media
The Hindu
Telangana Congress BC leaders met AICC general sec. K.C. Venugopal in New Delhi, hoping their issues would be taken seriously. He advised them not to go to media, but raise their demands internally. He assured them more seats than BRS & ruled out survey results deciding final decision. He urged Congress to win elections & make concessions & sacrifices. BC leaders asked for 34 seats with 2 in each constituency. Congress should respond positively & accommodate max. candidates.
The much-awaited meeting of the Telangana Congress BC leaders with the AICC general secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal in New Delhi gave them hope that their issues would be taken seriously, but at the same time, they also got an ‘advice’ not to go to the media with their demands but raise them internally.
Sources said that Mr. Venugopal was a bit annoyed with the way the BC leaders went to the press at a time when the party was seeing an upswing, and such developments could harm the party interests. He told them that Congress was a democratic party and anyone could reach out to the party leadership about their concerns.
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Mr. Venugopal assured them that Congress would give more seats to Backward Classes than the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS). He also ruled out the apprehensions that the final decision would depend only on the survey results.
“If you feel the survey reports are against you and the result is manufactured, don’t hesitate to approach me directly,” he told the BC leaders.
Sources also said that Mr. Venugopal stressed on how the Congress had to win the elections and some leaders from other parties had to be accommodated. There should be some concessions and sacrifices.
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