In the wake of the Jubilee Hills by-elections, differences between leaders in the Congress party have reached their peak. In the wake of the Jubilee Hills by-elections, internal differences in the Congress over ticket allocation are becoming clear. Senior party leader and former MP Anjan Kumar Yadav is making efforts to get a ticket for the Jubilee Hills constituency.
At the same time, the comments made by the minister in-charge of that constituency, Ponnam Prabhakar, recently, that “Jubilee Hills ticket is only for locals, no one from outside has a chance” have led to a big uproar. Responding to these comments, Anjan Kumar Yadav said, “I am a much senior leader in the party than Ponnam Prabhakar”.
Moreover, he lamented that the party high command decides who should be given the ticket. If a minister expresses his personal views openly, he warns that it is against the party style. Anjan Kumar Yadav demanded equality within the party’s internal system.
“There are many examples of two or three representatives from the same family in the Congress. There are people like Uttam Kumar Reddy and his wife, the Komati Reddy brothers, Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka- Mallu Ravi, and the Vivek family. Shouldn’t I be given an MLA ticket just because my son is an MP?”, he asked.
Similarly, referring to the BRS period, he recalled, “KCR gave Mahmood Ali an MLC and made him the Deputy Chief Minister. Nayini Narasimha Reddy was also given the post of MLC and Home Minister. At that time, he did not give the reason as to who was an outsider.
With these comments, internal differences in the Telangana Congress have once again become public. Who will get the Jubilee Hills by-election ticket? has now become a topic of discussion in political circles.
Anjan Kumar Yadav is campaigning hard in the backdrop of the Jubilee Hills constituency by-elections, saying that he will get the ticket. Cutouts of Anjan Kumar have been installed across the Jubilee Hills constituency. His followers are going door to door to advertise that the candidate is Anjan Kumar Yadav.
