Saturday, October 10, 2009

Congress leaders face ire from within

Hyderabad, April, 29: Complaints of non-cooperation by local leaders have poured in from many Congress candidates across the state now that both the phases of polls are over.

Candidates who contested from Guntur, Nellore, Krishna, Chittor and Ananthpur districts have aired several complaints against leaders.
Many candidates from Guntur have found fault with the shifting of contestants just to accommodate Mr Bala Showri in Narsaraopet Lok Sabha segment.
They informed the Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy and the PCC president that these changes had affected their winning chances.
The minister, Mr Kanna Laxminarayana, was moved to Guntur-2 from Pedakurapadu constituency and candidates were changed in Gurajala, Pedakurapadu in the last minute.
More than three contestants conveyed their unhappiness to the party leadership.
In Krishna district, Assembly candidates have complained against the Vijayawada Lok Sabha candidate, Mr Lagadapati Rajagopal, for trying to spoil their chances.
While two candidates found fault with the sitting MP for his ‘unwarranted’ involvement in their constituencies, another complained that he was ‘misled’ with respect to the poll strategy. Many complaints have come in from Nellore district too.
While the Gudur Congress candidate, Mr Panabaka Krishnaiah, openly came out against the former Chief Minister, Mr N. Janardana Reddy, other candidates have expressed anger at the Anam brothers.

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