CWC, Vijay Bheri meetings in Hyderabad will be historic: Uttam

HYDERABAD: Nalgonda MP and Congress Election Committee (CEC) member N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Thursday said that the upcoming Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting in Hyderabad on September 16 and the Vijaya Bheri meeting in Tukkuguda near Shamshabad Airport on September 17 would be historic events.

Addressing a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan, along with AICC Incharge Manikrao Thakre, TPCC Strategy Committee Chairman Prem Sagar Rao, and other prominent members, Uttam Kumar Reddy said the Congress party's 130-year legacy would witness its first-ever CWC meeting in Hyderabad, a city that would commemorate the 75th anniversary of its merger from the erstwhile Hyderabad State into the Indian Union.

He said that the Vijaya Bheri meeting was expected to be one of the largest political rallies in India and it would witness the presence of the entire top echelons of the Congress party, including “Telangana Talli” (mother of Telangana) Sonia Gandhi and would-be-Prime Minister Rahul Gandhi, AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Chief Ministers and all senior leaders.

He said that during the Vijaya Bheri meeting on the September 17, five pivotal guarantees would be unveiled.

"Ms Sonia Gandhi has always honoured her commitments, as evident when she promised the people of Telangana statehood and subsequently fulfilled it. The Congress party firmly believes in honouring its promises, and the five guarantees to be presented during the meeting will be no exception," he said.

"The Congress party's legacy of commitment can be traced through its numerous achievements. These include granting statehood to Telangana; Initiating crop loans for farmers nationwide; Establishing the historic National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) for laborers; Introducing the Right to Information (RTI) Act to ensure transparency in governance; Implementing the Food Security Act, ensuring that no citizen goes hungry; Championing the Right to Education Act, emphasizing education for all; the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh's implementation of the Old Pension Scheme and the rapid action by the Karnataka Congress government, which executed four out of the five guarantees within the first 100 days of their tenure. This track record testifies to the party's unwavering dedication to the well-being of its citizens and the nation's progress," he said.

Stating that the trend and undercurrent was very clear that there was a silent wave sweeping across Telangana in favour of the Congress, Uttam expressed confidence that the Congress party would win more than 70 seats in the upcoming Telangana Assembly elections. He attributed this to the misgovernance, corruption, and arrogance of the present BRS government. He also highlighted the secret alliance between the BJP and the ruling BRS party. "The BJP's visible retreat in Telangana, seemingly to enhance BRS's electoral prospects, won't escape the notice of Telangana's astute citizens, especially the minorities," he remarked, voicing confidence in their discernment.

The Nalgonda MP appealed to the people of Telangana to turn out in massive numbers for the Vijaya Bheri meeting, demonstrating their steadfast support for the Congress party.