T'gana Congress MLA decides to quit party, Assembly
Hyderabad, Aug 2: Finally ending the speculations, Congress party MLA in Telangana, Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy on Tuesday announced his decision to resign both from the party and the Assembly.
He told reporters that he took the decision for the people of Munugode constituency. He also stated he has still not decided to join the BJP.
Rajagopal Reddy said he would declare his future course of action after consultations with his followers and key leaders in the constituency.
He said he would soon meet the Assembly Speaker to submit his resignation. "If people of Munugode want, I will contest again," he said.
Rajagopal Reddy said only Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah can put an end to anarchic rule of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS).
Rajagopal Reddy, who is brother of Congress MP Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, said he had respect for Sonia Gandhi and hence would not criticize Congress party. He reiterated that the party suffered because of some wrong decisions.
He claimed that his decision was for the sake of Munugode and its people as the TRS leaders have been saying that the constituency will see development only in the event of a by-election. "I hope that the by-election will bring development and CM KCR will fulfill his promises," he said.
The MLA alleged that TRS ignored the constituency after he was elected from there. He alleged that KCR was acting like a new Nizam and claimed that TRS MLAs were unhappy with him.
Rajagopal Reddy also claimed that since 2014, TRS invited him many times to join the party but he rejected the offers. "My fight is against the family rule and for four crore people of Telangana," he said.
His decision finally brought curtains on the speculations for several months. He had stated in 2019 that only BJP is capable of taking on TRS but delayed a decision on switching loyalties.
After meeting Home Minister Amit Shah a few days ago, Rajagopal Reddy had stepped up attacks on the Congress party.
The central leadership of the Congress party took serious note of his remarks but avoided taking any strong action.