The Congress party has been eyeing the polls-bound Telangana state for some time. Now, the grand old party, will be conducting the first meeting of its formed Congress Working Committee (CWC) meet in Hyderabad on 16 and 17 September.
Interestingly, the party’s plans are not confined just to the CWC but also extend to plans for political rallies and workers’ meetings within the state. Besides the CWC meeting, a big rally has been planned close to Hyderabad to kick-start the party’s preparations as it gears up for the upcoming elections. Speaking to the media in Delhi, the Congress organisation’s General Secretary KC Venugopal said, “On the historic occasion of Telangana National Integration Day, we will hold a Mega Rally near Hyderabad, where we will announce the five Guarantees for Telangana.” After the Mega Rally, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge will flag off the cavalcade for all CWC Members, Invitees, PCC Chiefs and CLP Leaders to visit each of the 119 Assembly Constituencies of Telangana.
On 18 September, apart from sitting MPs, all party leaders will hold a Karyakarta Meeting and conduct door-to-door distribution of the chargesheet against K Chandrashekhar Rao’s Bharat Rashtriya Samithi (BRS) government in the morning. After lunch, they will interact with local influencers. The event will culminate with a march to a prominent statue of Mahatma Gandhi, BR Ambedkar or Komaram Bheem in the constituency. Interestingly, YS Sharmila—daughter of the late YSR Reddy—recently met with Congress high command in the national capital to discuss the future prospects of the Congress in Telangana and reportedly for herself. United Andhra and YSR Reddy were two strong pillars of the Congress in the south, even during the 2014 general elections.
However, after the decision was made for the formation of a separate Telangana state, the party was buried both in Andhra and Telangana. Now, the Congress is hoping to cash in on the sentiments surrounding Telangana’s formation under the UPA government and score anti-incumbency votes against the BRS in the state that will soon witness elections. “We are geared up for every fight! Make no mistake, the Congress is unstoppable!” Venugopal added.