Hyderabad, July 2: In a setback for Congress in Telangana, senior leader D Srinivas today left the party and declared to join the TRS rulers. Srinivas, who has served as president of the state unit of Congress and former minister in Andhra Pradesh, said he has decided to join the TRS to work towards the goal of a “Golden Telangana ‘. The leader, who held previously held talks with the President and the Chief Minister TRS K Chandrasekhar Rao in their motion, emphasized that he does not join the party in power for any office or position (read:. The Congress demands report on the case is Meena Khalkho will present at the Assembly)
Describing his decision to break relations with Congress as “painful,” he said Srinivas always respect AICC president Sonia Gandhi and was going to continue to have great respect for her. “My desire is to see that the state is developed in accordance with the commitment (proposal by the government TRS) and weaker sections have power. I would contribute my bit to that. Certainly, this is a painful day for me. This is an unexpected event for me, “he said. He, however, took firing AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh, who is also in charge of party affairs in Telangana and AP.
In response to a question about comments Singh informed that the movement of Srinivas to leave Congress is ‘opportunism’ said the leader, “I had a great opinion of him (Digvijay Singh) above. After seeing his statement today (in the newspapers), it is a braggart. How dare you say that he told me that he has decided to give (seat MLC in the last election) to a woman? “Singh lent his ear to those who brought several things to him, He claimed. The high level of Nizamabad district has been a loyal member of Congress for several decades. He has served as president of the Congress of the CCP when the party came to power in undivided AP under the leadership of the late Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy in 2004.
In a major setback for the main opposition in Congress from Telangana, a senior leader is all set to join ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS).
The former minister D. Srinivas on Wednesday Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, who is also the president of TRS, amid reports that he has finally decided to leave the Congress met.
Srinivas, a former president of the Andhra Pradesh unit of Congress, is likely to join TRS at a public meeting in his home district of Nizamabad.
Two other former ministers D. Nagender and Sudershan Reddy and some other leaders are also likely to switch loyalties to TRS.
Srinivas, a leading class back, was unhappy with the congressional leadership for not having nominate Telangana Legislative Council for another term.
He also was unhappy about the way the Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh was running party affairs in the state.
In a letter to party president Sonia Gandhi, Srinivas had complained that he was being ignored in decision-making. He, however, received no response that is believed to have led him to join the TRS.
Many Congress leaders, including five lawmakers have joined TRS since the latter came to power in the newly created state last year.
Meanwhile, Congress’ chief Uttam Kumar Telangana unit Reddy said no party leader went and there was no truth in the reports that Srinivas and other senior leaders are joining TRS.
