Hyderabad: As Communist Party of India (CPI) extended its support to Konda Vishweshwar Reddy, who is contesting on Congress ticket in Chevella Parliamentary seat, the grand-old party has decided to highlight the pending minority issues. Both the CPI leaders agreed upon extending complete support of CPI to Konda Vishweshwar Reddy in Chevella, they will appeal to their cadre to work for him and ensure his victory. Pointing to TRS supremo K Chandrashekhara Rao’s promise of 12 per cent reservations to minorities, both the parties raise a question why TRS didn’t allocate two MP seats for Muslims accordingly.

Konda Vishweshwar Reddy met with Chada Venkat Reddy, CPI State Secretary, and Aziz Pasha, former Rajya Sabha MP of CPI, at the CPI office, to discuss poll campaign plan.

Konda Vishweshwar Reddy said: “CPI has promised to extend its wholehearted support and we will henceforth work together on issues related to minorities, especially the ones plaguing them. Neither CPI nor Congress believe in deceptive announcements like 12 per cent reservation for minorities. We will focus on issues and measures which genuinely benefit minorities and not mere eyewash announcements to corner their votes. In this election, the support of minorities for Congress is a necessity.”

Aziz Pasha said that “I have one simple question for KCR, 12 per cent reservation for minorities is pending in Delhi with Modi, but look at your own action, out of the 16 Parliament constituencies you are contesting, at the rate of 12 per cent you should have allocated two seats to minorities or at least one seat, this is within your purview and you are not in a position to implement. This clearly indicates to public your real intentions, such dual speak of yours is not good. Communist parties are the flag bearers of secularism and we will support such candidates who work strongly for secularism.”