CM hints at volunteer system in TS post polls

Sources said the idea of replicating the Andhra Pradesh model of volunteers was to recognise the services of the committed party workers and recognise their services. By identifying the talented party workers and assigning them the job of the volunteer, the government will easily percolate down to the grass roots level the welfare and development programmes. They will also be drafted to distribute social security pensions and other benefits accruing to the people, sources said.

Another important point of discussion was to complete the Panchayat Raj elections – to Zilla Parishad, Mandal Parishad and Gram Panchayat Sarpanch posts.

“Let’s all complete the Panchayat Raj bodies elections so that there are no elections in near future. We can think of Urban Local Bodies elections after some time. This will allow the government to focus on the flagship programmes. The party cadres need to continue the tempo till these PR bodies elections,” Mr. Revanth Reddy was quoted as telling the gathering of leaders.

Ground-level interactions

Sources said that with the Bhuvanagiri review meeting, the Chief Minister, who is also the TPCC chief, has completed groundlevel interactions with the key leaders of each parliamentary constituency and gave them a road map.

It is understood that the idea of having a meeting at the residence of Mr. Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy was also to take him into confidence and rope him actively in the election campaign. It is believed that Mr. Rajagopal Reddy and Mr. Kiran Kumar Reddy will now campaign jointly from April 12. Mr. Kiran Kumar Reddy is expected to file his nomination papers on April 21 which will be attended by Mr. Revanth Reddy.

The party has also planned a meeting of AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi in Bhuvanagiri constituency between May 4 and 6.

A training programme for the booth level workers in each constituency was planned, sources said. At least 6,000 workers from each of the Lok Sabha constituency would attend these meetings where the electoral campaign strategy would be finalised by the local leaders.