ADILABAD: Confusion continues on the BRS-affiliated TBGKS's stand on contesting the December 28 elections for a recognised trade union in SCCL. There were reports between between the TBGKS and CPI-linked All India Trade Union Congress (Aituc) leaders in some areas to thwart a victory for the Congress-backed Indian National Trade Union Congress (Intuc).
The main fight will be between the Aituc and Intuc though a total of 13 trade unions are contesting.
Telangana Boggu Ghani Karimka Sangham (TBGKS) honorary president K. Kavitha had stated last week that her union would not contest the elections. Three TGBKS leaders — union president B. Venkat Rao, working president Kengarla Mallaiah, general secretary Miryala Rajireddy — had resigned from their posts after this.
A day later, on December 22, she asked TBGKS cadres to vote for the union. The TBGKS candidate names are on the ballot as the nominations were filed in October and November.
There were no clear instructions to the TBGKS cadre yet from top leadership. Local leaders are making their own decisions, it is said. No BRS MLA or senior leader or defeated MLA was seen in the election campaign.
Mancherial MLA Premsagar Rao expressed confidence that the Intuc will win the elections. He said if TBGKS leaders were extending support to the Aituc, it would be an unholy alliance. Only the Congress can save SCCL from the clutches of the BJP and TBGKS, he said.
Congress MLAs and ministers like Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy campaigned in their respective districts and Assembly constituencies.
Aituc has a strong organisational base among the SCCL workers and is fighting to win the elections. The Intuc, with the support from local Congress MLAs and ministers, is also hoping to win the polls.
Poll data
Polling will start at 7 am and end by 5 pm on Wednesday.
Counting would start by 7 pm.
Polling to be held in 11 divisions of SCCL.
39,773 voters to take part
650 polling staff have been deployed.
84 polling centres were set up in 11 divisions in six districts.
