Hyderabad, July 14: The war within Andhra Pradesh’s ruling Congress is turning bitter with MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy, the son of the late YS Rajasekhara Reddy, directly targeting Chief Minister K Rosaiah.Opposition,meanwhile is targeting his family.
The young MP wondered why Rosaiah was afraid of losing his chair because of his ‘odarpu yatra’.
Now sources say that there is effort to weaken Jagan by targeting his family. Anil Kumar ,the brother in law of Jagan hit the headlines on Monday on the issue of mining. The opposition TDP and two Left parties repeatedly stalled the assembly proceedings alleging irregularities in the leasing of iron ore and barytes mines in Khamman district to Rakshana Steels Limited, which belongs to Anil Kumar.
Defying the central leadership, Jagan continues his campaign. After covering Srikakulam district, he entered East Godavari district to console the families of those who died of shock following the death of his father and then chief minister in a helicopter crash in September last year.
Jagan had already hit out at the leadership for not allowing ministers and legislators to join his yatra and pointed out that their family members had come out in his support.
With the Kadapa MP finally getting some open support from ministers and legislators, alarm bells have started ringing in the ruling party. Ministers, legislators and party leaders loyal to Rosaiah have hit back at Jagan saying nobody was being prevented from joining his campaign. Some senior leaders have accused him of damaging the party through his yatra.
Worried over the impact the open wrangling is having on the government, some senior cabinet ministers, who were loyal to late chief minister Rajasekhara Reddy, began efforts for a truce between Jagan and Rosaiah.
—Agencies