Variations between the CPI and Congress seem like widening in Kothagudem, with CPI State secretary and MLA Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao warning Congress in opposition to ignoring his social gathering. The developments have triggered debate over coordination between the alliance companions
Printed Date – 15 August 2026, 08:59 PM
Kothagudem: Hole between the Communist Social gathering of India (CPI) and Congress social gathering is allegedly widening in Kothagudem Meeting constituency, if the feedback by the CPI management are any indication.
It is likely to be famous that the CPI had a pre-poll alliance with Congress through the earlier Meeting elections and received the Kothagudem seat allotted to it. Equally, it enjoys Congress assist in Kothagudem Municipal Company, although that they had contested the elections individually.
Nevertheless, each the events have been at odds for a while and lately the CPI management has intensified its assault in opposition to the Congress management, indicating a scarcity of coordination among the many events. The event has turn out to be a topic of debate amongst political circles right here.
Addressing a rally through the latest ‘Praya Chaitanya Yatra’ at Pinapaka within the district, the social gathering State secretary, Kothagudem MLA Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao, made somewhat critical feedback in opposition to Congress.
Whereas sustaining that Congress has to come back to energy within the subsequent elections, the MLA warned the ruling social gathering management in opposition to ignoring the CPI. The CPI’s assist to Congress is supposed to stop the communal-minded BJP from coming to energy in Telangana, however Congress management shouldn’t make the most of it, he asserted.
In accordance with sources, although Sambasiva Rao’s ire appeared aimed toward Congress management outwardly, deep down he’s stated to be focusing on Palair MLA, Income Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy.
The MLA is claimed to be upset over the Minister’s extreme involvement within the affairs of Kothagudem Meeting, each formally and unofficially. The Minister is claimed to be making efforts to construct up his assist base in Kothagudem, aiming to contest for the seat within the subsequent elections, and it’s irking the CPI MLA.
Additional, it’s stated that the CPI management has been making an attempt to show its may within the constituency and appearing independently to spice up the cadres’ morale in view of the upcoming SCCL’s recognised commerce union elections.
In all, the CPI management’s manner of getting an alliance with Congress and focusing on the identical social gathering publicly just isn’t including up, whereas leaving the cadres of each the events confused.
