Congress leader GV Harsha Kumar has hit out at YS Sharmila, who joined the party in the national capital last week, saying she was seeking a "political foothold" in Andhra Pradesh after she "did not gain acceptance" in Telangana, where she had founded a political party, and that she was eyei
Amalapuram's former MP and senior Congress leader, GV Harsh Kumar, condemned the political manipulation of Dalits under YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's government on Thursday and called for a Dalit Simha Garjana Sabha on January 12.
A day after joining the Congress party, Congress leader YS Sharmila on Friday said that she is ready to shoulder any responsibility given to her by the party's high command.
YS Sharmila, the sister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy and daughter of former Chief Minister YS Rajasekhar Reddy, joined the Congress today after merging her party, YSR Telangana Party, into Congress.
Reacting to Andhra Pradesh CM's sister YS Sharmila's statement of making Rahul Gandhi the Prime Minister, Telangana BJP Chief G Kishan Reddy said that this cannot be done by YS Sharmila or anyone else as it is in the hands of people and they are not willing to make Congress MP as the PM.
After joining the grand old party in the run-up to this year's Lok Sabha elections, YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) chief YS Sharmila called on Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi at the latter's residence in Delhi on Thursday.
YSR Telangana Party chief YS Sharmila reached the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in Delhi on Thursday morning, ahead of YSRTP's likely merger with the grand old party.
"Due to various reasons, we are changing the candidates for a few seats and CM Jagan has clearly stated that we are focusing on winning 175 seats. In view of this, it is important that we all go together and if there's any opposition against a sitting candidate, the changes shall be made
YS Sharmila, during her comments in Idupulapaya, expressed her readiness to align with the Congress party. She announced her upcoming visit to Delhi, where she plans to meet with the Congress leadership.