The Kadapa MP, Mr Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, on Tuesday broke his silence on the ongoing Telangana turmoil and stunned his party colleagues by demonstrating for a united state with MPs of arch-rival Telugu Desam in the Lok Sabha.
He not only joined the TD MPs in the well of the House, but also shook hands with them, and even borrowed a placard from one of them and waved it.
Mr Jagan Mohan Reddy, son of late YSR, had been maintaining a stoic silence on the Telangana issue, though the issue had divided his party MLAs and MPs on regional lines. With the Centre making it clear that it was going for a separate Telangana, Mr Jagan Mohan Reddy sensed that holding the placard of ‘Samaikhya Andhra Pradesh’, in Parliament may secure his political prospects.
The industrialist-politician had relapsed into silence after his attempt to get the coveted post of Chief Minister did not evoke a positive response from the AICC leadership which decided to go on with Mr K. Rosaiah. He made up for the lost time during zero hour on Tuesday after the TD MP, Mr K. Narayana Rao, spoke in favour of united AP. The four TD MPs then rushed to the well of the house holding placards supporting a unified state. The Kadapa MP also rushed to the well and joined them, and did not heed the plea of parliamentary affairs minister, Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal, to go back to his seat.
Sources said the 37-year old Congress MP wanted to hog the limelight by raising the united state slogan, especially in the backdrop of resignations and fast-unto deaths by other Congress leaders in the state.
The House was adjourned and when it was reconvened 15 minutes later Mr Jagan Mohan Reddy was absent.
Angry Telangana Congress MPs met senior party leader and Defence Minister, Mr A.K. Antony, demanding disciplinary action against Mr Jagan for joining a TD protest in the Lok Sabha.
Mr Jagan Mohan Reddy spoke to media later and echoed his father¹s stand supporting a “unified Andhra” and “golden Telangana”.
He explained his behaviour by saying that he could not allow TD MPs to take the credit for “supporting a unified Andhra”.
Meanwhile, the state Cabinet met in Hyderabad on Tuesday and decided to present a united face to ensure that the development of the state is not hampered.
“We are all united and will continue to work for development and welfare of the state,” said the information minister, Dr J. Geetha Reddy, after the meeting.
Sources said the Chief Minister suggested that it was high time that the Cabinet put up a united face and expressed anguish at the way even MPs were split on regional lines.
Meanwhile, the TD chief, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, gave the green signal to his party MLAs hailing from Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions to start a bus tour from December 18. This was disclosed by the party’s Uravakonda MLA, Mr Payyavula Kesav, to newsmen.
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