VHR Slams Bhatti For Blocking His Prospects For Khammam Ticket

Congress senior leader V Hanumantha Rao today came down heavily on Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka for "obstructing his prospects" of being selected as the party's candidate for the Khammam constituency election in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Speaking to the media, the Congress leader claimed that he was promised the party ticket for Khammam earlier but was now being ignored, and alleged that Vikramarka was deliberately spoiling his prospects.

"I have never harmed Vikramarka, and have maintained a good relation with him over the years in the party, and I don't know why he is now obstructing my candidature for the ticket," VHR lamented.

"No member from my family is in politics. Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi should do justice to me," he said.

Condemning the remarks that he was not a local person in Khammam, VHR pointed out that Congress leaders Renuka Chowdhury, Nadendla Bhaskar and Rangaiah Naidu, who had earlier represented Khammam, were not locals either.

"Justice should be done to me as I have worked for the party without expecting positions over the years. I exude confidence that if the Khammam Lok Sabha seat is allotted to me, I will definitely win," he said.