Jagan Reddy says 'yatra' apolitical, offers to resign

After defying the Congress high command by undertaking a tour of Telangana region, YS Jaganmohan Reddy said on Monday he was ready to quit as Kadapa MP if it was proved that he had politicised the Odarpu Yatra. He also insisted on continuing with the yatra.

Jaganmohan, who arrived in Delhi on Sunday night, said he had come to convince the Congress leadership that his yatra was apolitical in nature and that he had full faith in party president Sonia Gandhi.

Congress said the matter was “under consideration” of the party high command.

Alleging that his opponents had sent an adverse report to the Congress leadership, Reddy said, “I have sought appointment with the party high command to apprise them of what has happened. I will explain them that I have done nothing wrong.”

The MP, who is in the eye of storm over his tour, said it was his “moral responsibility” to go, meet and console the families of those who had either died or allegedly committed suicide after hearing the news of the death of his father YS Rajashekhar Reddy.

“I never made a single political statement. If you can prove that even in one meeting in Khammam district of Telangana that I have politicised (the yatra) I am ready to go to any extent, even resign,” he said.

Asked whether he would continue with the tour, Reddy said it “cannot be stopped” as he was “committed to that level what I am doing”. He said he wanted
to meet the party leadership to ask if could continue with the tour.