Congress now sees internal strife between women leaders in Telangana

Party women leaders and workers from Goshamahal stage protest demanding action against Mahila Congress State president Sunitha Rao

Hyderabad: There appears to be no end to the internal turmoil within the ruling Congress. If Ministers, MLAs, MLCs and other leaders have been vocal openly against the State leadership, with many men in the forefront of the internal strife, it appears that now women too are coming out openly against each other.

On Tuesday, Congress women leaders and workers from Goshamahal constituency staged a protest at Gandhi Bhavan, demanding the party to initiate action against Mahila Congress State president Sunitha Rao. This was after Sunitha Rao staged a protest last week in front of TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud’s chamber in Gandhi Bhavan, alleging that women were not being offered posts and that they were not considered for nominated posts either.

Despite serving for the party for 20 years, women were not given due recognition in the Telangana Congress, she had alleged. She had also openly hit out at the TPCC president.

“The AICC had instructed that only one post would be offered to one leader and one family. However, Mahesh Kumar Goud is holding two posts, one as the TPCC president and the other as MLC. Is this fair?” Sunitha Rao, who hails from a BC community, had asked, demanding that Mahesh Kumar Goud sacrifice one post and offer the same to a woman leader.

On Tuesday, despite Sunitha Rao raising her voice for other women leaders as well, her party colleagues from Goshamahal decided to come out against her, demanding action against her for being open about how women were being sidelined in the party.

The TPCC president, meanwhile, remained silent on the issue and was busy releasing posters of the ’17 months – 17 welfare schemes’ campaign at Gandhi Bhavan. This was even when farmers, women, employees and several other sections are up in arms against the Congress government for failing to fulfill the party’s electoral promises including the Six Guarantees.