Botsa-JC tiff over match-fixing
Hyderabad : APCC president Botsa Satyanarayana has made it clear to Seemandhra senior Congress leader JC Diwakar Reddy that he could leave the party if he wanted to but refrain from making allegations in an insulting manner.
It may be recalled that Diwakar Reddy had alleged on Saturday last that YSR Congress Party president YS Jaganmohan Reddy had colluded with the Congress high command and hence the party allowed the latter to organize a huge meeting in the name of Samaikya Shankharavam. Diwakar Reddy had also expressed surprise over the CBI giving a clean chit to Jagan in the 'quid-pro-quo' case.
Diwakar Reddy called up Botsa on Monday and asked about the flood situation in Vizianagaram district. On this occasion, Botsa asked him as to why the latter had made match-fixing remarks against the Congress and YCP and expressed his unhappiness over the remarks.
Strongly reacting to Botsa's comment, Diwakar Reddy made it clear that he grew up in the Congress and would continue to be in the party. He said he had expressed the public opinion on Jagan's meeting.
He further asked Botsa whether match-fixing with Jagan was not correct. He also said he would continue in the party even if it was rotten and stinking. He also expressed concern over the present developments in the party.
Botsa, however, stated that he had not discussed match-fixing issue with Jagan.Speaking to the media later, Diwakar Reddy reiterated his allegation that the party high command had colluded with Jagan with selfish motives.
He alleged that AICC president Sonia Gandhi had colluded with Jagan bothering least about the feelings of the people of the State. He made it clear that Jagan had got clean chit in quid pro quo case just because the Congress high command was going soft on him.
He alleged that the party high command was behaving in a dictatorial manner and said that he was not a bonded labour to the party or the government. He said nobody was believing in Jagan's Samaikya slogan and added that Jagan was chanting 'equal justice' as there was no alternative
for him.
News Posted: 29 October, 2013
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