The Congress high command has hinted at severe action against the defiant Kadapa MP Mr Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy.
When a group of MLAs and MPs met Mr Ahmed Patel, the political secretary to Congress president Sonia Gandhi a few days ago, Mr Patel seems to have conveyed to t
hem that the high command is contemplating disciplinary action against Mr Reddy for defying the directions of the party leadership on the manner of conducting his Vodarpu yatra. Mr Reddy has been touring several districts to console the families of those who allegedly died of grief on hearing of the death of his father and former chief minister, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, on September 2 last year. Sources said, however, that no action is likely to be taken against Mr Reddy before September 2, the first death anniversary of Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy.
“The high command’s thinking is that Jagan should not get overwhelming and sweeping sympathy before the death anniversary of his father as it will be embarrassing both for the Congress party and the state government, which will also observe YSR’s death anniversary,” the source informed.
Also, with the Congress presidentship elections presently midway, it will be only in the third week of September that Mrs Gandhi will take up party matters including issuing a show cause notice to Mr Reddy. That could be after Mr Reddy completes his scheduled yatra.