Revanth Reddy Urges Sonia Gandhi To Contest Lok Sabha Polls From Telangana

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy met Congress leader Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi on Monday evening and urged her to contest from Telangana in the ensuing Parliament elections.

Mr. Reddy, accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka and Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, met Ms. Gandhi at her residence. In the discussions that followed the Chief Minister explained how Telangana wanted to express their gratitude sending her to Parliament from the State.

It is not known whether she agreed to the request or not, but the Chief Minister was hopeful that if not Ms. Gandhi at least someone from the Gandhi family would be fielded from Telangana. “This is the request from the entire Telangana community to Ms. Gandhi as they want to express their gratitude for her role in the creation of Telangana,” a senior leader said.