“It is impossible for Congress to come to power again in Telangana. After Revanth Reddy was given a chance as the Chief Minister, he would have destroyed everything”. These are not the words spoken by the opposition parties, but the words spoken by the Congress Party National President Mallikarjuna Kharge himself!
Kharge shared his pain with the disgruntled MLAs who met him. To this extent, senior journalist and South First Editor GS Vasu revealed sensational things. According to the details given by him, Kharge criticized Revanth Reddy for failing miserably in implementing the guarantees.
“People think that the administration has gone astray. They are worried that the squabbles between ministers and the division of shares have tarnished the image of the Congress government”, he said. Kharge is said to have lashed out at the Congress MLAs that Revanth did not handle the BC reservation issue properly, which has made our situation a bad one for both of us.
Kharge has reportedly said that from the beginning, everyone was not included in the party and there was no proper coordination with other parties. “Now, there are signs that the Congress has failed on the BC reservation issue. It has caused serious damage to the party. Reddys and Dalits, who were loyal to the Congress party from the beginning, have distanced themselves from us because of this issue”, Kharge added.
Moreover, he deplored that with the faulty dealing of BC reservation issue not a single BC became close to Congress and people of all castes are angry with the Congress because of Revanth’s speech. He expressed concern that Revanth unnecessarily dragged Rahul Gandhi’s name into this and it has also damaged Rahul’s image.
Going by the accounts of Telangana Congress leaders, the South First report says that Kharge is deeply concerned over the continuing slide of the Congress in Telangana even before it completes two years in office. Kharge’s disappointment stems from primarily four reasons:
1. failure to implement the pre-poll promises; 2. overall governance being seen in a poor light by the people; 3. infighting among ministers denting the image of the party and the government; and 4. bad handling of enhanced reservations for Backward Classes (BCs) in education, employment and public life.
