Congress CM and Party Chief Summoned to Emergency Delhi Meeting Over Nomination Rejection
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and state Congress chief B. Mahesh Kumar Goud have been called to an emergency meeting in New Delhi by the All India Congress Committee (AICC) following the rejection of senior leader Meenakshi Natarajan's nomination papers in Madhya Pradesh. The rejection stemmed from a private court petition filed by a former woman corporator, reportedly connected to a personal dispute with Congress leader Kumbham Shiva Kumar Reddy. The incident has triggered internal party concerns and led to allegations of political interference, which Congress leaders have denied.
Telangana's Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and state Congress president B. Mahesh Kumar Goud have been summoned to an emergency AICC meeting in New Delhi in response to the rejection of nomination papers for Meenakshi Natarajan, the party's in-charge for Telangana, in Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections. The rejection was based on a private petition filed by a former woman corporator, which party leaders claim they were unaware of until the nomination was rejected. According to Congress leaders, the petition originated from a personal dispute between the woman and Congress leader Kumbham Shiva Kumar Reddy, who was subsequently removed as District Congress Committee president of Narayanpet and denied a ticket to contest. Party officials have denied allegations from BJP leaders in Madhya Pradesh that a Congress member from Telangana leaked information about the court case, noting that the complainant had already shared the petition on social media. The incident has prompted Bhongir MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy to file a cyber crime complaint against digital news platforms linking Congress leaders to the alleged leak.
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The specific grounds cited by the Returning Officer for rejecting the nomination papers are not detailed. Additionally, the nature of the allegations in the private petition and the current status of the court case are not fully explained.
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CM Revanth, PCC chief asked to attend emergency meeting in New Delhi today
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