Digvijay Singh reaches Andhra, meets Congress leaders

Hyderabad, July 1: AICC General Secretary Digvijay Singh, who has recently been appointed as in-charge for Congress affairs in Andhra Pradesh, had a meeting with the office bearers of the state party unit here today.

On his maiden visit to Hyderabad after his appointment, Singh interacted with state Congress leaders at Gandhi Bhavan, APCC headquarters here.

Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and APCC president Botsa Satyanarayana were present on the occasion.

During the meeting, Singh spoke about organisational matters like gearing up the party machinery in the districts, APCC sources said.

Singh said the Telangana issue was being considered by the Central leadership for taking an early decision, the sources claimed.

Singh would interact with party leaders from Telangana and coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions during the day. He would also chair a meeting of the crucial Congress Coordination Committee later in the day.

PTI