Congress MLC Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy, on Tuesday, predicted that the Telugu Desam Party will be wiped off from the Telangana region in the ensuing general elections to the Assembly and Lok Sabha.
Addressing a press conference at the Congress Legislature Party office, Ponguleti said that the TDP will not win a single seat from the Telangana region in the next elections.
Welcoming Union Minister Jairam Ramesh's
announcement about making a Dalit leader the first Chief Minister of Telangana, he ridiculed TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu's promise of giving the CM's post to the Backward Classes.
He said that Naidu's promise was aimed at luring the OBC voters in order to ensure survival of his party.
Ponguleti said that only Congress party can ensure social justice for OBCs, minorities, Dalits and other backward sections of the society.
He expressed confidence that the Congress workers will ensure the party's victory in the Telangana region.
He also requested the Congress High Command to nominate a local leader from the Khammam Lok Sabha seat.
Ponguleti also condemned the criticism aimed at AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi by BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. He alleged that there has been no development in Gujarat and that Modi was trying to take credit for the hard work done by Gujaratis on an individual basis. (INN)