Hyderabad: Senior Telangana Congress leader, former minister Ponnala Lakshmaiah has resigned from the party on Friday accusing the state Congress leadership of suppressing the Backward Classes. Sending his resignation to the party’s high command, Ponnala alleged that the there are irregularities in selecting candidates for the ensuing Telangana Assembly elections, which are scheduled to be […]
Published Date – 03:25 PM, Fri – 13 October 23
Senior Telangana Congress leader Ponnala Lakshmaiah
Hyderabad: Senior Telangana Congress leader, former minister Ponnala Lakshmaiah has resigned from the party on Friday accusing the state Congress leadership of suppressing the Backward Classes.
Sending his resignation to the party’s high command, Ponnala alleged that the there are irregularities in selecting candidates for the ensuing Telangana Assembly elections, which are scheduled to be held on Novmber 30.
In a letter to AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, he alleged that despite being a senior leader, he was made to wait for months to get an appointment to discuss the concerns of the party. He added that the was made to wait for 10 days in Delhi to meet AICC general secretary KC Venugopal and yet was not allotted a single minute to voice his concerns.
“I was unceremoniously from the position of PCC President in 2015 and have since raised my voice about these issues for nine years,” he said in his letter.
“I have repeatedly sought the attention of the PCC President over the last two years to discuss these party developments. Regrettably , such attempts have been met with a lack of acknowledgement and respect. The principles of social justice, which were once the bedrock of the Congress, are seemingly outdated now, with BCs, comprising more that 50% of our society, being treated with disrespected and disregarded,” he added in his letter.
The senior leader has served as a minister for 12 years and as the PCC president of Telangana in the past.
