No KCR or TRS factor in LS polls, says Telangana Cong

Hyderabad: Asserting that their party would sweep almost all the 17 seats in the state, Telangana Congress Chief Uttam Kumar Reddy said that there would be no TRS or KCR factor in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, as it would be about electing the Prime Minister.

Reddy, in a press statement, remarked that voting for the Parliament was not about Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao or Telangana Rashtra Samiti. "It will be a vote to elect the next Prime Minister and people would certainly prefer Congress President Rahul Gandhi over BJP's (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi," he maintained.

Earlier, Reddy had addressed the party leaders from the constituencies of Chevella, Malkajgiri, Hyderabad, Secunderabad and Medak in separate meetings, and the brainstorming sessions, in the last three days, 'have proved that all the Congress cadres were rejuvenated to win the Lok Sabha elections'.

He further said that the Congress would field a strong candidate in the Hyderabad constituency, currently held by AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi, and remarked that they had taken into consideration (with serious introspection), the factors which led to the party's defeat in the last assembly elections.

"The Congress leaders from all the 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state have come up with many constructive, valuable and practical suggestions that would be incorporated in the final strategy of the party for the Lok Sabha elections," he said.

Reddy also noted that the Lok Sabha elections could be won only through proper planning, coordination, monitoring and execution of strategy.

Alleging that the NDA government at the Centre did nothing in the last five years, except for making tall promises, Reddy said, "India needs a visionary leaders like Rahul Gandhi, not someone like Modi, who cheats the nation with lies and deception."

Reddy also said the Congress would take steps to empower the cadres at the booth-level and involve them in running the election campaign in an effective manner.

AICC Telangana In-charge R C Khuntia directed the leaders to focus on strengthening the party at all levels and said the appointments upto the booth-level should be completed at the earliest.