Hyderabad: Minister Ponnam Prabhakar called for coordinated efforts among Congress leaders and workers to secure victory in the upcoming graduate MLC polls. He directed party functionaries to complete voter registration by November 6 and intensify field-level campaigning across Hyderabad, Rangareddy and Mahabubnagar.
Addressing a preparatory meeting at Red Rose Garden in Nampally on Thursday, he stressed the importance of organisational coordination. Ponnam Prabhakar, the in-charge Minister for Hyderabad, Rangareddy and Mahabubnagar districts, attended the meeting as chief guest.
He said the elections carried considerable political significance for Congress in Hyderabad. According to him, a victory would help demonstrate the party’s organisational strength ahead of future elections in the city.
Congress prepares for graduate MLC polls
Ponnam Prabhakar said the Congress had selected party spokesperson Sama Rammohan Reddy as its candidate. He said the decision followed consultations involving Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, PCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud and senior party leaders.
Moreover, he urged Congress functionaries to discharge their responsibilities effectively and work together throughout the election process. The Minister stressed that cooperation among leaders at different organisational levels was essential for the campaign.
He also called for greater coordination between constituency-level leaders and party workers. Ponnam Prabhakar instructed party workers to ensure all eligible graduates completed voter registration by November 6.
He said the ongoing festival season required additional efforts to reach eligible voters. Therefore, he directed Congress workers to begin intensive field-level activities from October 23.
The Minister asked booth presidents, block presidents, booth-level agents and leaders of affiliated organisations to coordinate registration drives. He called for special attention to eligible graduates working in government and private schools and colleges.
Additionally, he identified teachers, lawyers and employees of various organisations as groups requiring targeted enrolment efforts. Party workers were instructed to identify eligible graduates and assist them with voter registration.
Daily monitoring ordered across three districts
Ponnam Prabhakar directed senior Congress leaders to coordinate election preparations across Hyderabad, Rangareddy and Mahabubnagar. He asked them to monitor graduate voter registration daily in consultation with PCC leaders.
Furthermore, he said he would periodically review field-level activities alongside Minister Mohammed Azharuddin and other party leaders. The Minister stressed the need for coordination among party representatives across different constituencies.
He said booth-level planning and regular monitoring should support the party’s preparations for the graduate MLC polls. Ponnam Prabhakar referred to the Congress government’s performance since assuming office in Telangana.
He said the government had provided thousands of jobs to unemployed young people. Additionally, he claimed the administration had taken measures to address problems faced by employees in various government departments.
The Minister asked party workers to explain these initiatives to voters while also listening to public grievances. He also highlighted the government’s expenditure of thousands of crores of rupees on Hyderabad’s development.
According to him, Congress leaders should communicate the city’s development initiatives to the public. Ponnam Prabhakar announced plans to tour Jubilee Hills and other constituencies with party leaders over the next four to five days.
He said the visits would focus on accelerating graduate voter registration and strengthening local organisational activities. Minorities Welfare Minister Mohammed Azharuddin and Government Advisor V. Hanumantha Rao attended the meeting.
MP Mallu Ravi, Rajya Sabha member Anil Kumar Yadav and Congress MLC candidate Sama Rammohan Reddy also participated. MLAs Naveen Yadav and Sri Ganesh, along with MLC Balamuri Venkat, were present.
Congress district presidents from Khairatabad, Secunderabad and Hyderabad attended the programme. Additionally, corporation chairpersons, in-charges of 15 Assembly constituencies and PCC coordinators participated.
Leaders of frontal organisations, affiliated associations and other Congress representatives also attended. The meeting focused on organisational coordination, voter enrolment and preparations for the graduate MLC polls.