Kotla foresees political realignment in AP

Speaking to newsmen, he said that an indication of the future scenario was evident in the coordinated approach all the Opposition parties, including the Congress and Left, adopted on the issue of reforms in power sector.

In this context, he pointed out that the Congress was the only party which had all along been fighting the BJP. “All other parties have aligned with the BJP at some point or the other,” he observed.

Deploring the deteriorating law and order situation in the State, the senior Congress leader said that the Centre shoulddepute a team to study the situation as it did in the case of some states.

“There have been a spate of incidents in the recent past which suggested that the government has totally failed to maintain law and order. Even temples are being burgled,” he said citing the recent theft of valuable ornaments from Kanakadurga temple in Vijayawada.

On the Power Reforms Bill, the former CM felt that the government should have adopted a more cautious approach before getting the legislation adopted in the House.

“Encouraging private participation in generation is welcome. But the implications of privatising transmission and distribution are serious. The government should have studied the aspect thoroughly before going ahead with the reforms,” he observed.

The CWC member hailed the reconstitution of party organisation by president Sonia Gandhi saying that the induction of a number of youngsters was a “good augury” for the Congress.

He, however, evaded answers to queries on leaders from Andhra Pradesh beingtotally ignored in the reconstitution stating that “the AICC has authorised Sonia Gandhi to reconstitute the organisation in whichever way she wants.”