JAGGA MEETS DIGGY; PLEADS FOR READMISSION INTO PARTY

New Delhi: Former Congress MLA from Sangareddy in Medak district Jayaprakash Reddy alias Jagga Reddy here on Thursday called on senior AICC leader Digvijay Singh and expressed his willingness to return to home party.

Speaking to mediapersons here, Jagga Reddy said he met the AICC leader and apologized for his hasty decision of joining the BJP after the Congress faced a rout in Telangana in the last Assembly elections. He also requested Digvijay Singh to convey his decision to come back to the party high command.

Speaking later, Digvijay said Jagga Reddy requested him to convey his apologies to party president Sonia Gandhi for quitting the Congress hastily and joining the BJP after the last Assembly elections. The AICC leader said the Medak district Congress leaders had agreed to welcome Jagga Reddy into party fold. (NSS)