Ghulam Nabi Azad who is in Hyderabad to revitalize Congress party seems to have asked coordination committee to stop in fighting and start working together. Union minister and AP Congress in charge Ghulam Nabi Azad presided over the second coordination committee meeting on January 21 trying to settle the disputes between Congress leaders. The promises made in the election manifesto were reviewed.

Chiranjeevi requested Azad to use his good offices and get the major irrigation projects cleared from central so that Congress can strengthen looking into "Rytu" issues, which he obliged.

The second State Congress Coordination Committee meeting in Gandhi Bhavan on Saturday evening was attended by all seven members of the coordination panel including Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, PCC chief Botsa Satyanarayana and Chiranjeevi.

To counter the criticism of Opposition leaders N. Chandrababu Naidu and Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Congress brass has decided to approach the people of the state and explain the various schemes launched by the government for their benefit.

AICC general secretary and party in-charge of AP affairs Ghulam Nabi Azad has directed the state Congress leaders to go to the people and remind them of the various schemes of the government, not only to counter the Opposition’s criticism but also to rejuvenate the party.

To this effect, a month-long campaign programme was planned during the second State Congress Coordination Committee meeting in Gandhi Bhavan on Saturday evening. The meeting was chaired by Mr Azad and attended by all seven members of the coordination panel.

Tackle complacency and get active: Azad to Congress

It was felt during the meeting that there should be a state-level mass contact programme undertaken by the party immediately to nullify the criticism that the Congress was not interested in the welfare of the people.

Mr Azad reportedly told the panel that this type of complacency by Congressmen was intolerable and advised them to take up the mass contract programme immediately.

“When we have a number of welfare and development schemes, that too in an unprecedented manner, why is that the party is not going to the people? Why should there be complacency? What is wrong with the leaders here?” Mr Azad reportedly asked the panel members.

He also advised both the Chief Minister and the PCC chief to take immediate measures and ensure that all nominated posts were filled without any delay.

“I want the party to be geared up to counter the Opposition’s offensive and hectic activity should be seen at every place in the state,” Mr Azad reportedly remarked.

He also asked the government to overcome the legal hurdles in holding local body polls and to conduct them without much delay.