Despite the call given by former Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy to his loyalists not to emulate him and resign from their posts, the MPTC and ZPTC members from East Godavari district continued their spree of resignations, extending moral support to their leader.
According to sources, about 35 ZPTC and MPTC members have submitted their resignations from their posts on Tuesday.
This follows the 25 members who had submitted their resignations immediately after Jaganmohan Reddy announced his decision of resigning from Kadapa Lok Sabha seat on Monday and from the Congress party.
The ZPTCs and MPTCs staged rallies and dharnas raising slogans against Congress president Sonia Gandhi, and burnt her effigies in front of District Congress Committee.
The members stated that they had a strong attachment and emotional bonding with former chief minister YSR and his family members. The members said that they came to power only with the support of YSR.
"If the High Command works against YSR family members, we do not want to become mute spectators", the protestors warned.
Former minister M Padmanabham, MLA T Gopala Krishna, District Congress Mahila Wing president Nirmala Devi, and ZPTC chief M Suri Babu expressed solidarity with Jaganmohan Reddy.
Courtesy: INN
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