Labour and Employment Minister Danam Nagender on Thursday said that the criticism against former chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy by a few Congress leaders would cost the party dearly in the by-elections.
Talking to reporters at his residence at Jubilee Hills, Danam described YSR as an asset of Congress who brought the party to power twice. He said that the negative campaign by leaders would affect morale of party cadre. He said the party might lose public support if some leaders target YSR.
Responding to raging controversy over using YSR photo in the by-elections campaign, he said that the Congress High command would take a decision on it. He said that the party should stand by to YSR’s last wish of seeing party general secretary Rahul Gandhi as the Prime Minister by 2014. He said the leaders should make efforts in this direction by strengthening party at all levels.
The Minister admitted that the failure of officials and party cadre in taking government programmes and welfare schemes to doorsteps of poor. He appealed to cadre to make all efforts to take government schemes before the public to win their confidence.
Nagender also condemned reports that appeared in a section of media that YSR was against the formation of Telangana State. He said that YSR always respected the sentiments and aspirations of region people and never opposed the bifurcation of the State anytime. He said that youth should not lose their hope and end their lives for the cause of Telangana state.
He hoped that the Congress would come out with a favourable decision on Telangana State soon. (INN)
Danam also said that YSR Congress party president and Kadapa MP Jagan Mohan Reddy has no moral right to speak against the Congress party. He said that Jagan Mohan Reddy, who failed to announce his party’s manifesto and agenda, has no right to speak against the Congress. He alleged that Jagan established YSR Congress party to protect his selfish interests and not to fulfill his father and former chief minister YSR’s pending goals and works. (INN)