YSRCP to speak for both States in LS

Hyderabad, Nov 22: The Parliamentary Party of YSR Congress, which met under the Chairmanship of YS Jaganmohan Reddy, has discussed the strategy it has to adopt in the Winter Session of Parliament beginning November 24 and decided to take up the issues pertaining to both States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. “We will be raising the issues of farmers, irrigation, Railways and other subjects and discuss with the officials concerned and ministers and play our part in the development process of both the states,’ Party leader in Lok Sabha Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy told reporters here on Saturday after the meeting. "We will bring to the notice of the Chair, the plight of the affected people of Hudhdud Cyclone and also demand that Pranathitha-Chevella project be declared as a national project. Our Party President has further instructed us to broach the subject of the welfare of the people of those mandals that were transferred to Andhra Pradesh from Telangana in wake of the Polavaram issue. Andhra Pradesh government has been neglecting these mandals and we will take up the issue in the Lok Sabha, he said. On the defections, he said, “SPY Reddy has taken a U-turn and said that he did not leave the Party and met Chief Minister only to discuss the issues of his constituency. So is the case with Geetha. While SPY Reddy’s issue is sent to Privileges Committee, we will press for Geetha’s issue now and seek their disqualification.” It is the Parliament that has passed the Anti-Defection Bill and if someone wants to cross the floor, the member should be disqualified and seek reelection, he said. Our Party President has clearly told us to discuss with the minister and officials concerned on the pressing issues of both States, he said.