The ruling Congress continued to be at the receiving end
with an MLA resigning his seat and three others meeting YSR Congress
Party honorary president Y. S. Vijayamma in Visakhapatnam on Thursday
during her road-shows.
A fourth legislator, Alla Nani
alias A. K. Srinivas, told reporters after meeting Mr. Jaganmohan Reddy
in Chanchalguda jail that he would join the YSR Congress Party and
participate in Mrs. Vijayamma's election campaign.
The
other three MLAs – R.V.S.K. Ranga Rao (Bobbili), Dwarampudi
Chandrasekhara Reddy (Kakinada City) and S. Jayamani (Parvathipuram) met
Ms. Vijayamma during her road show at Kotauratla mandal in
Payakaraopeta mandal in Visakhapatnam district and expressed their
solidarity with the YSR family and the party.
While
Mr. Ranga Rao had already resigned his party membership and Assembly
seat, Ms. Jayamani's meeting assumed significance as she is a newcomer
into the YSRCP. Mr. Chandrasekhara Reddy sailed with the Jagan camp and
then returned to the Congress but crossed over to the YSRCP again.
They
vowed to stand by the YSR family, which they claimed was being
‘targeted by the Congress government' due to political vendetta. The
MLAs stated that if they did not support Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's family
at this stage, they would be termed back-stabbers. “It was because of
YSR that we became MLAs,” the legislators said. Ms. Jayamani said she
would take a decision on quitting the party after meeting her
supporters. Mr. Ranga Rao said: “If the harassment of Jagan continued,
many more Congress MLAs and leaders would join the YSRCP soon.”
Separately
at Nuzvid in Krishna district, TDP MLA Ch. Ramakotaiah said that he
would not contest the 2014 polls on the party ticket as he was unable to
adjust to the opportunistic politics. Reacting to reports that he may
join the YSRCP, Mr. Ramakotaiah said: “I am yet to decide my future.”
from Hindu 
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