HYDERABAD: Nalgonda MP Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy of the Congress said that the party’s working committee meeting in Hyderabad on September 16 and the Vijaya Bheri public meeting in Tukkuguda on September 17 will be historic events.
Addressing a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan on Thursday, alongside AICC Telangana in-charge Manikrao Thakre, TPCC strategy committee chairman Prem Sagar Rao, and other prominent leaders, he noted it was the first CWC meet in 130 years in Hyderabad which was commemorating the 75th anniversary of its merger from the erstwhile Hyderabad State into the Indian Union.
He said that the Vijaya Bheri meeting was expected to be one of the largest political rallies in India with the presence of the party's top brass. Five pivotal guarantees would be unveiled during the Vijaya Bheri meeting on September 17. “Sonia Gandhi has always honoured her commitments, as evident when she promised the people of Telangana statehood and subsequently, fulfilled it. The Congress firmly believes in honouring its promises, and the five guarantees presented during the meeting will be no exception,” he said.
The MP also listed out Congress’ achievements — statehood to Telangana, crop loans for farmers nationwide, establishing MGNREGS for employment, introducing the RTI Act for transparency, implementing the Food Security Act and Right to Education Act — as well as those of the party government in other states.
Stating that the trend and undercurrent were “very clear that there was a silent wave sweeping across Telangana in favour of Congress”, Uttam said that the Congress would win more than 70 seats in the upcoming Telangana Assembly elections.
Accusing the BRS government of misgovernance, corruption, and arrogance, Uttam Kumar Reddy claimed there was a secret alliance between the BJP and BRS. “The BJP's visible retreat in Telangana, seemingly to enhance BRS's electoral prospects, won't escape the notice of Telangana's astute citizens, especially the minorities,” he said.
