Telangana: Regional divide surfaces among Congress leaders in Adilabad

Congress leaders in western Adilabad are unhappy over being sidelined in the recent Cabinet expansion and state-level appointments. They allege regional imbalance after eastern leaders like Dr Vivek and Premsagar Rao were rewarded while tribal MLA Vedma Bojju was ignored

Adilabad: The Congress appears to be grappling with internal differences in erstwhile Adilabad district, with party leaders split along regional lines. Leaders from the western parts of the district are reportedly unhappy over being sidelined in the recent Cabinet expansion and in the nomination of key government posts.

Congress leaders and workers from the western belt expressed displeasure over the denial of a Cabinet berth to legislator Vedma Bojju, who belongs to a tribal community. They argued that their region was