Hyderabad: Tensions within the Congress party have escalated ahead of the Jubilee Hills by-election. Senior leader Anjan Kumar Yadav has openly challenged Hyderabad in-charge Minister Ponnam Prabhakar over the party ticket.
Yadav, a former MP and contender for the nomination, warned Prabhakar not to interfere. “I am more senior than Ponnam Prabhakar,” he said. He also asserted that the Congress high command will decide the ticket, not state-level leaders.
He criticised the party’s approach to ticket allocation. He pointed to families with multiple representatives, including Uttam Kumar Reddy and his wife Padmavati, the Komatireddy brothers, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and his brother Mallu Ravi, and Minister Vivek’s relatives.
“If my son is an MP, why shouldn’t I be considered for an MLA ticket?” Yadav asked. He demanded a clear answer from the party.
Meanwhile, he has ramped up his campaign across the Jubilee Hills constituency. His cutouts have appeared across key areas. Supporters are conducting door-to-door outreach, pitching him as the preferred candidate.
