Mukesh Goud rules out joining YCP

The state marketing minister Mukesh Goud has ruled out joining in YSR Congress party. He has confirmed on continuing in the Congress party and thus put the speculations of quitting the party for present.

Speaking in Hyderabad today, he told the media that the MIM could grow in the city only with the help of Congress. He said that he is infavour of the separate state of Telangana and rejected the idea of making the city of Hyderabad as an union territory. Talking about the 2014 elections, he said that he would contest for either Parliament or Assembly from anywhere in the state as per the order of the party high command.

He also made it clear that he would stay in the party irrespective of getting the party ticket or not to contest in the next elections. He said that he could fight for the rights of the people in Hyderabad. ‘I have no information on the meeting of Telangana leaders of the party scheduled for next Friday’, said Goud.