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Almost every Cong leader seeking a cabinet berth in TS; CM Reddy is in a tizzy
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Published: 15th April 2025 4:45 pm IST
Hyderabad: Frustrated senior Congress leaders eyeing
cabinet berths are raising shrill voices in public.
Due to pulls and pressures from aspirants, Chief Minister A
Revanth Reddy and the Congress High Command put the much-delayed cabinet
expansion on hold.
After Munugode MLA Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy who not only
sought cabinet berth but also accused senior party colleague from Nalgonda K
Jana Reddy of putting spokes, another senior Congress leader and Mancherial MLA
K Premsagar Rao lamented at a public meeting on Monday that “new entrants” to
the party were trying to deny a cabinet berth.
Premsagar Rao indirectly targeted Chennur MLA Gaddam Vivek
Venkatswamy and his brother Bellampalli MLA Gaddam Vinod Kumar for trying to
scuttle his chances, pleading, “Please don’t deny me a cabinet berth and do
injustice to the combined Adilabad district. I stood by the party during trying
times. Those who joined recently are talking about a cabinet berth. Please,
don’t trouble me.”
Chance for six cabinet ministers
At present, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has 12 cabinet
ministers, and six more can be inducted. There is a talk in Congress circles
that the High Command has okayed the induction of four Ministers. There were
rumours that it would take place on Ugadi day, then after the assembly session,
but it remained a dream.
Congress High Command has also reportedly okayed the appointment of Deputy Speaker and Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly.
Rajagopal targets Jana Reddy
However, the first salvo was fired by Komatireddy Rajagopal
Reddy who questioned Senior party leader K Jana Reddy shooting off a letter to
AICC General Secretary K C Venugopal requesting for cabinet berths to MLAs from
combined Ranga Reddy and Hyderabad districts.
Rajagopal Reddy, speaking at the swearing-in ceremony of
market committee members in Choutuppal on Sunday, alleged that deserving
leaders are being sidelined.
Pointing an accusing finger at Kunduru Jana Reddy, he
remarked sarcastically, “He (Jana Reddy) should be playing the role of
Dharmaraja in Congress politics, but behaving like Dhritarashtra (blind king).”
Komatireddy Venkatreddy
Two brothers eye berths
When asked whether two ministers could come from the same
family, Rajagopal shot back. “When brothers Yusuf and Irfan Pathan played
together for India, why should it be a problem if two family members hold
ministerial posts in a State? Congress assured me a ministerial berth if
Chamakura Kiran Kumar Reddy was elected MP from Bhongir.”
He added, “For me, a ministerial post is not a crown but a
responsibility. It is painful to keep asking for a post. I joined Congress to
defeat KCR, which I did. I carry myself with dignity. I don’t beg for
positions. I deserve it.”
There is a long list of aspirants for cabinet berths from
various districts, castes, and communities.
MLCs in the race
Party sources say that the names of Amer Ali Khan and
Vijayashanti are doing the rounds.
With the party playing 42 percent BC card and backing
categorisation of SCs, there is a demand from these sections too, besides the
politically strong Reddy community.
Prominent BC MLAs Vakiti Srihari, from the Mudiraj
community, and Aadi Srinivas of the Munnuru Kapu community are among the
aspirants, as there is currently no representation in the Cabinet from the two
dominant BC communities.
MLAs from the SC (Madiga) community have written to AICC
Telangana in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan, seeking priority for them in the
cabinet expansion over the Malas, arguing that they represent a population of
60 lakh in the State.
Besides, Malreddy Ranga Reddy (Ibrahimpatnam), Tammannagari
Rammohan Reddy (Parigi), Bodhan MLA P Sudharshan Reddy are in the queue.
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