Congress observer and Union Minister Vayalar Ravi on Tuesday stated that he came from New Delhi with a mission to strengthen the party from gram level to district level.
Talking to media persons at Gandhi Bhavan after receiving complaints and suggestions from all leaders, Vayalar Ravi said that his main aim was to strengthen the party at all levels.
Stating that he received a lot of complaints and suggestions from various leaders including Pradesh Congress Committee president Botsa Satyanarayana, Deputy Chief Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha, ministers, MLA, MLCs and other senior leaders, Vayalar Ravi observed that the leaders have admitted that the party has totally failed to take government programmes and schemes before the door steps of people and popularize them at ground level.
Vayalar Ravi said that the leaders also voiced their concern over the filling up of party and nominated posts to increase morale among sincere and loyal workers. He said that he would take up the issues raised by all the State leaders the high command. He also condemned reports that appeared in a section of media that High Command might change either the Chief Minister or the PCC chief. Rubbishing the reports, he said that there would be no change in the Chief Minister or PCC chief in the State and there were working well by sinking their differences.
Responding to a question why Congress in-charge Ghulam Nabi Azad did not come, Vayalar Ravi said that Azad was busy with other works and therefore, the high command deputed him to submit a report on the latest political situation in the State before the by-elections to 18 assembly segments.
Vayalar Ravi said that former chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy belonged to the Congress and he would always remain an asset for the party. Responding to allegations of corruption against YSR, he said that it was improper to discuss on allegations on a person who was already dead. He also said that the Congress party has not taken any decision over targeting YSR Congress party in the by-elections.
Responding to a question on YSR congress party president Jagan Mohan Reddy affecting the Congress party chances in the coastal districts, he said that the strategy would be chalked out at the PCC level instead of taking this at AICC level.
Regarding Telangana issue, he said that he came to Hyderabad to discuss party affairs and not to take up discussion on the Telangana issue. The high command will take a decision on Telangana soon, he said.
Vayalar Ravi said that he would also join the by-elections campaign to be launched in the State. (INN)