Congress MLC MS Prabhakar has welcomed the appointment of Mohammed Ali Shabbir as the Leader of the Opposition in Telangana Legislative Council.
Speaking to media persons at Gandhi Bhavan here on Thursday, Prabhakar said that Shabbir Ali fully deserved the post as he was among the senior most leaders of the Congress party in Telangana. He said Shabbir Ali was promoted as Leader of the Party in Legislative Council so as to give proper representation to the minorities. He said while the post of TPCC chief and Opposition Leader in Assembly is being given to leaders of Reddy community, a Dalit has been made the party’s Working President. Therefore, Shabbir Ali’s selection for the post of LoP was absolutely justified.
Prabhakar also slammed a section of media for publishing false and misleading reports about MLCs not being happy over Shabbir Ali’s elevation to the post. He alleged that a section of media has been carrying such stories only to mislead the people to project the Congress party as a divided house. He said all the MLCs have welcomed the decision taken by the Congress High Command. (INN)