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Congress promises 70% party posts to long-standing Telangana workers
Telangana Congress chief B Mahesh Kumar Goud has said 70% of party and government nominated posts will go to long-standing workers who served for five years or more. Speaking at a party meeting in Nizamabad, Goud said the remaining 20% would be allocated to new entrants. The decision was taken by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and AICC in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan. Priority will also be given to workers from NSUI and Youth Congress.
In a separate address, Goud targeted BJP and BRS, alleging social media propaganda against the party. He questioned Medak MP M Raghunandan Rao on job creation under the central government, and called the Gen Z movement a "slap" to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Goud expressed confidence that Congress would return to power by winning 100 assembly seats, and said the party would not tolerate indiscipline from its leaders. The government is also committed to providing Indiramma houses to eligible poor families.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Goud's two addresses from the same event differ in priority: the earlier report leads with the 70% post allocation promise to workers, a routine party management pledge. The second amplifies political attacks on the BJP and BRS, framing Gen Z discontent as a slap to Modi. Both are party-line boosterism, but the second is more combative, shifting focus from internal rewards to external opponents. The substance, 70% posts for old workers, 20% for new, is consistent. The Congress's wider strategy to both retain cadre and set election battle lines (100-seat target, Medak revival) is clearer in the second version.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2) (neutral report)
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
