Union Minister Jaipal Reddy, who arrived at Mehbubnagar on Sunday for laying the foundation stone for Kalvakurthy lift irrigation project has found no one to welcome him from the state government. He also seems unconcerned about the absence and goes ahead with his meeting accompanied by CM’s rivals, since it is considered to be a tit for tat meeting against CM Kiran Kumar Reddy. Jaipal Reddy, who have released the funds for the Hyderabad Metro Railway project feel humiliated for not being invited to by the CM Kiran Kumar Reddy during the inauguration of the project in November last year, although he is the one who releases the funds for the project.

Hence, he too adopts the same policy and simply ignores the CM to invite to his program held yesterday. However, Panchayati Raj minister K.Jana Reddy and MP Manda Jagannadham, who were branded as CM rivals took active part in the function. CM’s supporters Minister DK Aruna and Uttam Kumar Reddy, the in-charge-minister of the constituency have skipped Jaipal Reddy’s program yesterday. Yet, none from both sides have made any mention about their rivals before the media. This hints the number of groups working in different combinations inside the Congress party may play spoilsport during the upcoming elections if continued with same pace and spirits.