New row in Congress over resignation call

Komatireddy moots mass exit, Jana differs

The High Court judgement on Monday, dismissing the petition of TRS MLAs against a single judge order that revoked the explusion of two legislators, has created a new controversy in the Congress.

Reacting to the judgement, Congress MLA Komatireddy Venkat Reddy said, “After our expulsion I told CLP leader K. Jana Reddy and TPCC president N. Uttam Kumar Reddy that we were not agitating in the House for our benefit, we all want to resign. I am asking even for the en masse resignation of Congress legislators.”

“As CLP leader, Jana Reddy should protect us. We will resign after discussing it with party leaders. We must be ready for byelections”, he said. The state party leadership was not responding properly, he said.

Reacting to this, CLP leader K. Jana Reddy said in a separate press conference that the legislator had not discussed the issue with him. “We did not discuss this issue. If anyone says this, I am condemning,” the CLP leader said.

“I am challenging... Jana Reddy is ready for anything and at any time. It is not proper to speak about him or somebody else repeatedly on this issue,” Mr Jana Reddy said.

He said that if the high command took the decision that all party legislators should resign from the Assembly, he would be the first person to do so.

He said “Some Congress leaders may make allegations on the party leadership under pressure or because they were anguished, but I am not finding fault with anybody”. He said the CLP had taken all necessary steps that were legally required to secure the revocation of expulsion of the Congress MLAs. “If anyone thinks they can react in a stronger manner on this issue they can discuss with high command and take a decision,” Mr Jana Reddy said.

After our expulsion I told CLP leader K Jana Reddy and TPCC President N. Uttam Kumar Reddy that we did not agitate in the House for our benefit. We all want to resign. As a CLP leader, Jana Reddy should protect us. We will resign after discussing with party leaders. We must ready for bye elections. — KOMATIREDDY VENKATAREDDY

Komatireddy did not discuss with me enmass resignations. If he has said anything such thing, I condemn that. Jana Reddy is ready for any thing at any time, but it is not proper for him to speak about somebody else repeatedly on this issue — K JANA REDDY