Chiru withdraws complaint on Katasani

The Praja Rajyam Party will withdraw its complaint against Banaganapalle MLA Katasani Rami Reddy after being satisfied with the explanation offered by him on the show-cause notice. Talking to media persons at Praja Rajyam Legislature Party Office, PRP Whip Vanga Geetha on Tuesday stated that party president K Chiranjeevi was satisfied by the explanation given by Mr Rami Reddy over the disqualification notice issued under the Anti-Defection Law, after he was alleged to have indulged in anti-party activities.

Ms Vanga Geetha said that the party has taken a decision to withdraw the complaint lodged with Deputy Speaker Nadendla Manohar against Mr Rami Reddy. The decision was taken after Mr Rami Reddy, in his explanation, stated that he had never indulged in any anti-party activities against Mr Chiranjeevi and had worked to strengthen the party at the grassroots level. Mr Rami Reddy had also said that he would withdraw his letter opposing the merging of PRP with Congress. 

Following Mr Chiranjeevi’s expression of satisfaction, the Deputy Speaker has been appealed not to initiate any action against Mr Rami Reddy under Anti Defection Law, Ms Vanga Geetha disclosed. Reacting to her party’s president heading to New Delhi following the invitation of Congress High Command, the PRP Whip said that Mr Chiranjeevi will discuss the modalities of the party’s merger with the Congress. “The merger process will be completed within a fortnight,” she said.

Meanwhile PRP chief K chiranjeevi rubbished the reports appeared in a section of media that he would be accommodated in Union Cabinet and he would be given a Rajya Sabha ticket. Talking to media persons at Hyderabad airport, Mr Chiranjeevi said that he was going to New Delhi only to talk about the merger.