The Pradesh Election Committee (PEC) of the Telangana Congress, that met on Tuesday to discuss the names of the aspirants who applied for tickets, decided to seek further details of the aspirants even as several members wanted to discuss and decide on the number of seats to be given to women and Backward Classes.
However, several members demanded complete details of the candidates before them to start the discussion as only the names of the candidates who applied were placed before them. There was no mention of the caste and sub-castes of the candidates, their contribution to the party, the dates of their entry into the party and their previous record if they had contested in other elections or if they had any cases pending against them.
How can the committee discuss the names when it was unaware of the candidates’ personal details like their association with the party and political journey before joining the Congress if they had worked in other parties earlier, was the view of the majority of members. It was then decided to reconvene the meeting on September 2 followed by the Political Affairs Committee on the same day.
