Shabbir Ali Says Congress Strongest In Kamareddy
- Congress backed sarpanches secure majority in Kamareddy polls
- Shabbir Ali targets BRS and BJP while highlighting development plans
Hyderabad: Shabbir Ali says Congress strengthened in Kamareddy as party backed sarpanch candidates secured a clear majority in the recently concluded gram panchayat elections. He addressed a press conference at the District Congress Party office after leading a rally and a felicitation event for the newly elected sarpanches. He said the results proved that people trusted the Congress and stood firmly with the party.
He stated that Congress supported candidates won 58 of the 102 panchayats in the Kamareddy constituency. Meanwhile, he said the BRS secured 26 seats, the BJP won 12 and independents claimed five. He thanked voters for supporting the Congress and said development and welfare were possible only under the party. He added that the results again confirmed strong public support.
Shabbir Ali pointed out that in former MLA Gampa Govardhan’s native village, a Congress backed candidate won after nearly 30 years. He said this showed that people rejected the BRS leader’s influence. He also said some Congress rebels won in a few panchayats but remained aligned with the party. He referred to BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao’s earlier statement that the Jubilee Hills bypoll and panchayat elections would be a referendum on Congress. He said both the BJP and the BRS had been decisively rejected. He added that Congress backed candidates won more than 2,300 sarpanch seats across the State.
He said the newly elected sarpanches carried major responsibilities because villages had been deprived of Central and State funds for three years due to the delay in elections. Therefore, he said Congress would use pending allocations of Rs 3,000 crore from the Centre and Rs 3,000 crore from the State to improve village infrastructure. He said special funds from the Chief Minister and his own constituency development resources would also be used. He assured equal development in all villages regardless of party affiliation.
He clarified that the Congress would not forcibly induct leaders from other parties. However, he said those who wished to join would be welcomed. He added that the Bibipet and Domakonda sarpanches who contested as Congress rebels had voluntarily returned to the party. Earlier, he led a rally from Indira Gandhi Chowrasta to the Congress office in Kamareddy, where the elected sarpanches were honoured. He urged them to maintain transparency and take up development work efficiently. He said strong panchayat level governance was the base for the State’s growth. The new sarpanches thanked the public and promised clean and transparent governance. Village elders, youth, women’s groups and Congress workers took part in the rally and felicitation programme.
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