Hyderabad: Congress MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy, the son of the late YS Rajasekhara Reddy, is started to directly target Chief Minister K Rosaiah raising concerns that the war within Andhra Pradesh Congress unit is turning bitter.
Jaganmohan, who has been critical of the party leadership for opposing his 'odarpu yatra', mocked Rosaiah and asked if the Chief Minister was afraid of losing his chair because of his tour.
"Rosaiah reportedly said that I am in a hurry to become the chief minister, I am asking you, am I here to console or to ask for chief minister's post? I have come here to console. I do not understand why there is worry about the chief minister's post. I think we should be ashamed of this politics," Jagan said at Ranasthalam in Srikakulam district on Sunday night.
Rosaiah, who is opposed to the yatra, had told a TV channel that "he (Jagan) is a young boy with a lot of future. He needs proper advice. He can dream, aspire and try for the CM's post but there is a method to try and get it. It is not a post to be captured by doing something. Jaganmohan Reddy could have waited for sometime and staked his claim."
But Jagan, who had been till now making indirect attacks on the leadership for preventing ministers and legislators from accompanying him, has now launched a direct attack on Rosaiah.
Rounding off his four-day yatra to the district, Jagan said at Ranasthalam, "When I started the yatra I thought local MLAs would also come with me. I do not understand why consoling is also politicised. Though the MLAs and MPs are not with me their hearts are here. They are sending their family members with me."
A defiant Jaganmohan is continuing his controversial 'odarpu yatra' ignoring reservations voiced by the Congress leadership. Jagan started his tour in East Godavari district on Monday, for which MLAs from the district have openly announced their decision to support.
Despite reservations of the Congress high command on the yatra, two MLAs from East Godavari district said they will participate in the yatra.
D Chandrasekhar Reddy, Congress MLA from Kakinada and a close confidante of Jagan, said legislators in the district have conveyed their readiness to participate in the yatra.
"All MLAs in the district are ready to take part. The yatra will start from Tuni. It will be successful," he said.
Congress MLA from Razole R Varaprasad said he would participate in Jagan's yatra and that he was not afraid of any disciplinary action.
"I am MLA today because of Rajashekhara Reddy. I feel it is time to repay the debt I owed to him. I will accept happily if any action is taken against me. But, I do not think I am doing anything wrong," he said.
Macherla MLA P Ramakrishna Reddy and Koduru MLA K Srinivasulu reportedly visited Jagan during the tour yesterday. Rayachoti MLA G Srikanth Reddy and Dharmavaram MLA Venkata Ramana Reddy were following the MP, overseeing the tour arrangements.
Meanwhile, Jagan's remarks that MLAs are being prevented from joining his yatra have attracted sharp criticism from several senior party leaders.
"Jaganmohan Reddy has clearly stated in his open letter that the yatra is a personal and non-political tour. Then what is the need for MLAs, MLCs or any political leaders to join the yatra? Why this debate at all"," N Tulasi Reddy, state Congress spokesperson, asked.
(With inputs from PTI and IANS)
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