Congress MPs fight over Group-I exams September 7th, 2010

The Congress MPs from different regions on Monday started to settle scores on the controversial Group-1 prelims conducted by APPSC on Sunday.

The senior Congress MP from Anantapur, Mr Anantha Venkatarami Reddy, said Seema Andhra Congress MPs would meet on September 9 in Hyderabad and complain to the Congress president, Mrs Sonia Gandhi, against the rude behaviour of Congress MPs from the Telangana region.

Mr Venkatarami Reddy told mediapersons that the Telangana MPs defied government rules and tried to prevent the exam. “They also criticised the Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, and tried to destabilise the government,” he said.

The MP said that despite pledging loyalty to Mrs Gandhi, they had joined hands with parties that were anti-Congress. He also said he had definite information about the Telangana Congress MPs who had helped the TRS win the bypolls.

The Vijayawada MP, Mr Lagadapati Rajagopal, also addressed a media conference in the evening and appealed to all sections of the people not to fall prey to the disinformation campaign launched by ‘vested interest’ groups.

He said some people wanted to create rift among different regions in the name of alleged injustice to the Telangana region.

Meanwhile, the Telangana Congress MPs had a dinner meeting at the residence of Pedapalli MP, Mr G. Vivek, on Monday night and decided to write to Mrs Sonia Gandhi to direct the CM to cancel the exam.