Former minister D Sridhar Babu on Tuesday claimed that the Congress party is capable of contesting and winning elections alone.
Speaking to media persons after attending the meeting of Telangana Congress leaders at K Jana Reddy's residence here, Sridhar Babu said that the Congress never depended on other parties to win elections. Referring to TRS Chief K Chandrasekhar Rao, he said that the Congress does not leaders who change their words frequently. He said that the Congress party has a strong cadre and its workers serve the people without bothering about victory or defeat in elections.
Sridhar Babu maintained that it was Congress party that gave statehood to Telangana and AICC President Sonia Gandh alone deserves the credit for the same.
He also opposed giving seven mandals of Khammam district to Seemandhra region. He said that the move would be strongly opposed at all levels.
Sridhar Babu said that the Congress manifesto for Telangana would spell out its plan for the overall and speedy development of Telangana State.