Senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi has filed his nomination as the party candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha bypoll from Telangana, at the Telangana Legislative Assembly on Monday. Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, State Congres in charge Deepadas Munshi and Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka were present.
Ministers D. Sridhar Babu, M Uttam Kumar Reddy, Tummala Nageswara Rao, Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy, MLAs, MLCs, MPs, were also present. Singhvi, who belongs to the family of freedom fighters, is likely to be elected unanimously.
Congress is fielding him in the vacancy caused by the resignation of former BRS MP Dr K Keshava Rao after joining Congress. Singhvi said that he will contribute in his way for the development of Telangana.
Conveying greetings to all sisters on Rakhi festival, he said that many schemes have been brought for the development of women by successive Congress governments. He made it clear that his government is giving the highest priority to the protection of women.
Earlier in a hotel in Nanakramguda, Hyderabad, the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in Telangana on Sunday night endorsed the candidature of Singhvi for the Rajya Sabha bypoll.In this meeting Revanth Reddy introduced them all party’s Rajya Sabha by-election candidate Abhishek Manu Singhvi.
Referring to the disputes with neighbouring Andhra Pradesh following its bifurcation in 2014, Revanth Reddy said Singhvi’s election would help in highlighting Telangana’s concerns and problems not only in Parliament but also in courts.
Singhvi said it is an honour for him to have been nominated as the party candidate for the Rajya Sabha bypoll in Telangana. “It is my honour to have been nominated from Telangana,” Singhvi said. Rao had expressed confidence that the by-election would be unanimous in view of the majority of the ruling Congress in Telangana and said Singhvi would be introduced to the party MLAs.
The strength of Congress in the 119-member Telangana Legislative Assembly is 65. About 10 MLAs of the BRS have joined the ruling Congress since the assembly elections last year. The BRS has sought their disqualification.
