As Congress leader Rahul Gandhi intensified his campaign in Telangana against corruption, recently suspended Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) general secretary Kuruva Vijay Kumar on Friday filed a complaint with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) accusing A Revanth Reddy of corruption and extortion related to the sale of tickets.
Amid growing internal strife within the Telangana Congress unit following the release of the first list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections, Vijay Kumar accused Revanth of selling the Gadwal Assembly ticket to a non-Congress leader for Rs 10 crore. Consequently, he was suspended from the party on October 17, India Today reported.
Unhappy with his exclusion from the Congress candidate list for the Gadwal constituency, Vijay Kumar staged a protest, alleging that Revanth Reddy was involved in exchanging cash for party tickets.
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“Revanth Reddy was known for his involvement in the note-for-vote case, and today he is embroiled in a note-for-seat scam,” Vijay Kumar had said.
The incident involving Revanth Reddy is not an isolated case. In the past, Bhongir MP Komatireddy Venkat Reddy had alleged that the then AICC Telangana in charge Manickam Tagore had engaged in the sale of TPCC positions, Telangana Today reported.
BRS accuses Congress of ‘Note for Seat’ scam
In response to these developments, IT Minister and BRS working president KT Rama Rao commented on ‘X’, formerly Twitter “While Scamgress scion Rahul Gandhi delivers speeches on corruption, Telangana Congress leaders are resorting to complaints to the Enforcement Directorate about the ‘Note for Seat’ Scam involving TPCC president, who has previously been embroiled in the ‘Vote for Note’ scandal.”
Rama Rao’s remark alluded to the ongoing controversy and raised questions about the Congress party’s commitment to fighting corruption. He further added, “This is probably why Mahatma Gandhi Ji recommended that Congress be disbanded after Independence.”
Sharing a news report, the IT Minister highlighted, “According to Telangana’s Congress MP Venkat Reddy, one All India Congressman sells the TPCC post while another buys it for ₹50 Crore. And Rahul Gandhi lectures the world on Corruption. Scamgress lives up to its Name.”