“YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has been championing the cause of a united state while others are a confused lot and are full of ambiguity on the issue. Our leader has been mobilizing national support for an integrated state while the chief minister and leader of opposition are dancing to Delhi tunes,” party deputy floor leader Shobha Nagi Reddy told reporters here on Friday.

While YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has challenged Sonia Gandhi, her decision and raised the question of her citizenship, both Chandrababu Naidu and Kiran Kumar Reddy are following the script written by high command and acting as her agents.

Chandrababu Naidu never utters a single word against Sonia Gandhi while Kiran Kumar Reddy is only posing as being defiant but it is part of game plan of Congress to save its face in Seemandhra. Had he been so sincere on the stand, he should have expressed his views immediately after the CWC decision.

The TDP leader is now trying to divert the topic and bring in non-issues about the Speaker’s role and accusing him of being a Congress agent while in reality both Naidu and Kiran Kumar Reddy are Congress agents, she said.

Naidu has been exposed of his double speak by giving a letter in favour of division before touring Telangana region and leveling baseless allegations against YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to gain sympathy in Seemandhra, but he lost credibility in his home turf and is scared of the Samaikhya Shankaravam which will kick-off from Kuppam, she said.

“Our leader has the moral superiority to tour the region as he has spelt out the party stand with clarity and conviction unlike Naidu who is ambiguous and Kiran Kumar Reddy who is taking people for a ride with his false pretentions,” she said.

If the Chief Minister and Union Ministers are really opposed to the division, they should have quit the very day the division decision was taken. No Congress chief minister can survive for a single day after defying Sonia Gandhi and Kiran Kumar Reddy is still in office only to carry out the high command’s directives, she said.

Both Naidu and Kiran Kumar Reddy are playing with the future of the people of the state and Congress agents, she said.

She also flayed TDP leader Yanamala Ramakrishnudu for his baseless charges against YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. His allegations stem out of Jagan phobia and he should instead compel his leader Chandrababu Naidu to speak out on Samaikhya Andhra, she added. INN

Talking to reporters here, KTR said that he was not involved in any settlement deal as alleged by the ABN Andhra Jyothi and TDP chief. Stating that he was ready to face any probe, he announced that he would quit politics if proved guilty.

“If they cannot prove the allegations, Radhakrishna and Chandrababu should fall at my feet and seek an apology,” said KTR.

It may be mentioned that KTR had earlier set a deadline of 24 hours for the ABN Andhra Jyothy to tender an apology. However, the media house did not apologise and telecast more reports about his alleged settlement deal. Following their refusal, KTR said that he would file a defamation case against the media house on Monday. INN

The TDP chief has submitted a representation to Governor ESL Narasimhan on May 13 seeking dismissal of tainted ministers from the State cabinet. However, alleging that the Governor was not taking action on his party’s representations, Naidu has decided to take the issue to the national capital.

Naidu is likely to meet the President at 12 noon at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

- INN