Telangana CM outlines strategy to safeguard voters and boost Congress organisation.
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday met AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge in Hyderabad and discussed the party's preparations for the upcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls announced by the Election Commission and apprised him of other political developments in the state.
According to party sources, Revanth Reddy informed the AICC president about measures being taken to prevent wrongful deletion of voters' names during the forthcoming SIR exercise.
The Chief Minister also outlined the party’s strategy for monitoring the Special Intensive Revision process. He said party leaders and workers had been instructed to closely monitor the functioning of booth-level officers (BLOs) and activate the Congress party’s booth-level network to safeguard voter rights.
Highlighting sections that may face challenges during the revision process, Revanth Reddy reportedly said the exercise could pose difficulties for Lambadas, Adivasis and migrant workers.
He noted that migration from several constituencies could result in the deletion of genuine voters and stressed the need for special vigilance to ensure eligible voters are not removed from the electoral rolls. He also cautioned that women, Dalits and minorities could risk losing their voting rights if the process is not monitored carefully.
Revanth Reddy was accompanied by deputy chief minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, AICC Telangana in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan and TPCC president B. Mahesh Kumar Goud. The meeting was held at a hotel near the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad, where Kharge was staying during a brief stopover in Hyderabad ahead of his flight to Gulbarga.
The meeting, which lasted over half an hour assumed significance as the Congress government in Telangana is set to complete half of its five-year term on June 7. Sources said Revanth Reddy briefed Kharge on the resolutions and decisions taken at the recent Political Affairs Committee (PAC) meeting of the Telangana Congress aimed at strengthening the party organisation across the state.
He said ministers assigned as constituency in-charges have been directed to devote one full day every 10 days exclusively to party activities and to interact with grassroots workers. The Chief Minister also informed Kharge that he would personally spend one day every 10 days in the field, engaging with party workers and earmark three days every month solely for organisational affairs.
Party sources said Kharge was briefed on the government’s welfare and development initiatives as well as the Congress party’s efforts to further strengthen its organisational structure across Telangana.
