The Congress Coordination Committee on Sunday finalised the strategy to be adopted for the by-elections to be held for 18 assembly and one Parliament seats in the State on June 12.
The meeting chaired by Union Health Minister and in-charge of State Congress Affairs Ghulam Nabi Azad met at the camp office of Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy at Begumpet to review the preparation for the by-elections. Pradesh Congress Committee president Botsa Satyanarayana, Deputy CM Damodar Rajanarasimha, Rajya Sabha MP K Chiranjeevi, Lok Sabha MP Kavuri Sambasiva Rao, MLC D Srinivas and former minister Mohammad Ali Shabbir attended the meeting.
The Congress leaders have reportedly discussed and finalised the strategy to be adopted for the by-elections. According to sources, Azad was unhappy with the way State Congress leaders were countering Jagan Mohan Reddy’s attacks on the government. It has been decided to launch an aggressive campaign against Jagan while highlighting the cases of corruption against him.
Azad has reportedly instructed the Congress leaders to work unitedly by setting aside their personal agendas.
The coordination committee has also discussed the list of aspirants for the by-elections. However, the final list of candidates is likely to be announced next week after getting the approval of Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
–Agencies