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Hans India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Meenakshi takes stock of situation
Kothagudem/Khammam: Ahead of the upcoming local body elections, Congress leadership is leaving no stone unturned towards connecting with grassroots and formulating an action plan. On Saturday, AICC In-charge Meenakshi Natarajan along with TPCC Chief Mahesh Kumar Goud, and Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy participated in a review meeting of Khammam and Mahabubabad Parliament constituencies. Following this, Meenakshi held one-on-one meetings with MLAs and contested candidates during which she inquired about party development details and discussed the upcoming local body elections. Earlier, as part of 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bheem, Jai Samvidhan' programme Meenakshi planted a sapling at the premises of the Tribal Boys' Gurukul School at Kinnerasani in the mandal in Khammam. Speaking on the occasion, Ponguleti said, 'As per the instructions of Congress Party Presidents Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, and and Priyanka Gandhi across the country, we are moving forward with the slogan of 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bheem, Jai Samvidhan.'
Hans India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Cong Madiga MLAs rush to Delhi to mount pressure on party top brass
Hyderabad: Upping their ante, the four Madiga MLAs have reached Delhi to meet party top brass to stake claims for cabinet berth, as the Cabinet expansion is on cards. A day after the meeting AICC in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan, they met party secretary K C Venugopal to further their objective. Led by Adluri Laxman Kumar, the Dharmapuri MLA, the delegation consisted of Manakondur MLA Kavvampally Satyanarayana, Thungathurthi MLA Mandula Samuel and Jukkal MLA T Laxmikantha Rao. They urged the AICC leader to provide a berth in the Cabinet reflecting the proper representation of the community. Earlier during the day, the MLAs said that they were visiting the national capital after representing the matter to the State leadership. They cited this as their fair demand and held that the Madigas should definitely be given a berth in the cabinet. The MLAs said that the Madiga community has been supporting the Congress from the beginning and emphasised that they have no objection to giving Malas a place in the cabinet.
New Indian Express
5 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Congress MLAs from Madiga community seek one of six vacant Telangana cabinet berths
HYDERABAD: Congress MLAs belonging to the Madiga community on Wednesday called on AICC Telangana in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan and demanded that at least one of the six vacant berths in the state Cabinet be allocated to their community. Later speaking to reporters, Thungathurthi MLA Mandula Samuel said that they urged Natarajan to accommodate one among the six Madiga MLAs in the Cabinet. The legislators said that the AICC in-charge responded positively and promised to take up the matter with the party high command. They also revealed their decision to meet the AICC leaders in New Delhi on Thursday in this regard. Meanwhile, Natarajan held review meetings with party leaders from Adilabad and Peddapalli Lok Sabha segments. During the meeting, Mancherial MLA K Premsagar Rao requested the AICC in-charge to consider his name for the Cabinet berth. She is believed to have asked the leader who was Congress' main rival — BJP or BRS — in the erstwhile Adilabad district. She also enquired about implementation of government schemes in the villages. Adilabad party in-charge Kandi Srinivas reportedly sought the Adilabad DCC chief post. During the meeting with leaders from Peddapalli, Natarajan reportedly enquired about the alleged differences between IT & Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu and MP Gaddam Vamsi. The party leaders reportedly said that it was not a big issue and it could be resolved by holding a meeting with the two leaders. The AICC in-charge also sought details about recent controversy during Saraswati Pushkaralu, where Vamsi's photo was missing from the banners. The meetings will continue on Thursday.
Hans India
5 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Madiga MLAs intensify demand for Cabinet berth
Hyderabad: With high speculation of Cabinet expansion within days, the Madiga MLAs who have been urging for their due share, intensified their demand on Wednesday. The MLAs who have on several occasions represented matters at AICC level called on Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and also Meenakshi Natarajan, the AICC State incharge. The six MLAs who submitted their representation to CM, later met the AICC in-charge at MLA Quarters under the leadership of Adluri Laxman Kumar, the Dharmapuri MLA. While claiming that the Madigas be given proper representation in the Cabinet as per the proportion of their population in the State, they have been raising their pitch for the past few months. This development comes a day after the MLAs held a meeting, where they discussed their plan of action for pursuing the demand. This meeting was attended by Manakondur MLA Kavvampally Satyanarayana, Thungathurthi MLA Mandula Samuel, Chevella MLA Kale Yadaiah and Nakrekal MLA Vemula Veeresham, the latter two participated virtually. They have planned to meet AICC top brass including Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and also KC Venugopal, while reminding them of the social justice norm of the party. They have intensified their demand following the speculation that Gaddam Vivek's name was under consideration, which represents the Mala community. For the past few months, particularly after the Congress government has passed the resolution 42 per cent BC reservation, the groups including Madiga, Lambada (ST) and besides BCs are fighting it out in favour of their respective communities in the cabinet.
New Indian Express
24-04-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
AICC Telangana in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan lays roadmap for strengthening Congress
HYDERABAD: In a decisive step towards strengthening Congress' organisational structure at the grassroots ahead of the upcoming local body elections, AICC Telangana in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan laid a comprehensive roadmap for the newly appointed district observers of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC). During a high-level orientation programme held at Gandhi Bhavan here on Wednesday, Natarajan stressed the need to strengthen the organisational structure from the village level. 'Party ideology propagation and strengthening of organisational structure should begin from the village level. The leadership should work seriously and with great sincerity in this matter.' She also exhorted her colleagues to adopt the Gujarat model of strengthening the party. The orientation session focused on three key mobilisation tasks, to be rolled out from April 25 to May 20, across Assembly, district and mandal levels. The first responsibility involves convening district-level meetings aimed at reviewing and validating the leadership of block and mandal Congress committees. The TPCC observers have been directed to collect all details of block Congress committee presidents, including photographs, in the prescribed format. Samvidhan Bachao Sabhas This phase also includes preparatory meetings for the upcoming 'Samvidhan Bachao Sabhas' scheduled between May 3 and May 10, alongside reviews of the ongoing Samvidhan Bachao Padayatra. Invitees to these meetings include a broad spectrum of party functionaries-ranging from current and former MPs, MLAs and MLCs to local-level office bearers and senior leaders. Moving down the hierarchy, second task targets the mandal Congress committees. The TPCC observers are instructed to validate the functioning of both the mandal and block-level executives and office bearers. As with the first phase, all information is to be systematically collected and uploaded using formats that will soon be shared by the TPCC via Google Forms. This stage also serves as a preparatory ground for the Assembly-level 'Samvidhan Bachao Sabhas,' scheduled between May 11 and May 17. The final phase zeroes in on the grassroots work with mandal-level meetings focusing on the village Congress committees. Particular emphasis is placed on reviewing the reach and effectiveness of the 'Samvidhan Bachao Padayatra' across every village in the mandal, signifying the party's intent to invigorate its presence at the lowest rungs of political mobilisation. Later in the day, Congress MPs, including Mallu Ravi, Suresh Kumar Shetkar, R Raghuram Reddy, Kadiyam Kavya and M Anil Kumar Yadav called on Natarajan. They gave a presentation on welfare and development projects being run by the Congress government under the leadership of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy in the state.
