Two senior leaders quit Congress

Two senior leaders quit Congress

MP A Indrakaran Reddy and former MLA Konery Konappa resigned from the Congress on Thursday. Indrakaran Reddy said he had decided to quit protesting the party's indifferent attitude towards the separate Telangana demand. Former MLA from Sirpur (T) constituency Konappa also announced his resignation from the party at a press conference at Kagaznagar. At a meeting organised by his followers and party workers

Indrakaran Reddy said he had decided not to continue in the Congress which he alleged was playing with the sentiments of Telangana people. He said he would consider joining another political party after undertaking a padayatra. A former Adilabad MP, Indrakaran also served as MLA twice from Nirmal constituency.

Rumours are doing rounds in the district that Indrakaran Reddy has prepared the ground to join the YSR CP and was waiting for a suitable time. Sources said both Indrakaran and Konappa had contacted the Jagan party leaders.

Congress sources said there were two groups in the district Congress led by MLC Premsagar Rao and another by Indrakaran Reddy. With Premsagar Rao gaining an upper hand, Indrakaran was feeling stifled and, in all probability, he would join hands with Jagan, insiders said.

Indrakaran had lost the Nirmal assembly constituency to Prajarajyam Party candidate Maheshwar Reddy in 2009 general elections. He also contested in 2010 byelections from Sirpur (T) constituency and was defeated by Telangana Rashtra Samithi candidate Kaveti Sammaiah.

He took out a rally with over 3,000 supporters in Nirmal protesting government's inaction on Telangana.