New Delhi, May 05: Fighting the Congress in the family pocket-borough of Kadapa in prestigious by-elections, Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy today ruled out going back to the party, saying he cannot “throw his core values” for the sake of “power and position”.
Nearly six months after exiting the Congress alleging “humiliation”, the son of late Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy faces his first major political test on May 8 when the by-polls for Kadapa Lok Sabha which he vacated in November, 2010 will be held.
Pulivendula Assembly seat, which was represented by his mother Vijayalaxmi, is also going to by-polls on May 8.
Both vacated their seats after they quit the Congress. 38-year-old Jagan, who had openly revolted against Sonia Gandhi, termed the by-polls a fight between the “self-respect of Andhra Pradesh” and “injustice of Delhi.
–Agencies