HYDERABAD: Palwai Sravanthi, a prominent Congress leader and spokesperson from Telangana, officially joined the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Sunday, following her resignation from the Congress party. Sravanthi’s departure from Congress came after being denied a ticket to contest in the upcoming Assembly elections.
BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao welcomed Sravanthi into the party at a ceremony held at the BRS headquarters, Telangana Bhavan.
Expressing her sentiments, Sravanthi, the daughter of senior Congress leader Palwai Goverdhan Reddy, mentioned that leaving the Congress was a difficult decision. However, she recalled her late father’s advice that one should not stay where they do not receive respect.
Sravanthi had previously contested as the Congress candidate from Munugode constituency in a by-election last year. This by-election was triggered by the resignation of sitting MLA Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy, who later contested as a BJP candidate and lost to the BRS candidate.
In her letter to Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, Sravanthi criticized the party’s direction, particularly highlighting concerns about the impact of importing Revanth Reddy into the party on its values and principles.
K. Prabhakar Reddy, the BRS candidate who won the bypoll, was present during Sravanthi’s induction into the party. KTR expressed regret over the Congress’s failure to accord due respect to Sravanthi, considering her father’s long-standing service to the party, dating back to the times of Jawaharlal Nehru.
KTR also raised questions about the reasons behind Rajagopal Reddy’s departure from Congress, joining the BJP, triggering the by-election, and subsequently returning to the Congress party.
