Minister for Information and Public Relations D K Aruna on Saturday peeved over the party seniors’ remarks on the outcome of by-elections.
Talking to media persons at the Congress Legislature Party Office, Aruna said that the Congress party has lost the confidence of people in the Telangana by-elections mainly due to party seniors’ negative comments. She alleged that the seniors, instead of properly campaigning for the ruling party candidates, indirectly extended support to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi candidates and worked for their victory.
Stating that no individual should be held responsible for the debacle in the by-elections, the minister said the party would be collectively responsible for the drubbing. She suggested all Congress leaders to make concrete efforts to work unitedly and take the party and government programmes and schemes to the door steps of people to strengthen its base.
However, she restrained from naming the senior leaders who have indulged in such acts. Instead she suggested that leaders introspect their serious remarks before making them public. She also asked the MPs to make efforts to achieve the Telangana State by mounting pressure on the Congress high command. “It is the responsibility of MPs to achieve Telangana State by mounting pressure on the Centre,” she said. (INN)