Leave the matter to me, says Sonia
New Delhi,Oct 22: Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy,MP from Kadapa and the claimant for the Chief Minister's post in Andhra Pradesh met Congress party president Sonia Gandhi here on Thursday.The meeting was significant in view of the demand by a section of party leaders to make Jaganmohan Reddy chief minister.Speaking to the media after his meeting with Sonia Gandhi,Jagan said he discussed at length with Sonia about the political situation in Andhra Pradesh.During the meeting,Jagan presented his case before Sonia Gandhi and also brought to her notice the support he enjoyed among party legislators in the state.Responding to Jagan’s briefing about the political situation in the state Sonia said`Jagan I am here to take care of everything leave the matter to me.``I am confident that Sonia will take the right decision and I will abide by whatever decision she takes.
In the family of Congress, Sonia is the eldest and her decision will be in the interest of the people and the party," he added.When media shot back and questioned Jagan whether he expressed his desire to become the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh he was evasive and said``I don’t wish to be drawn into those speculations.’’During his long discussions with Sonia Gandhi,Jagan was accompanied by Rajya Sabha MP K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao,while Congress general secretary in charge of party affairs in the state Veerappa Moily joined them during the course of meeting.As things stand,no concrete decision has come out from this meeting but the Jagan camp in Hyderabad was upbeat after his meeting with Congress president.
Inner circles of the party said Sonia Gandhi might accommodate him as a state minister for shipping in the Union ministry.Meanwhile the Congress spokesperson, Ms Jayanti Natarajan, refused to answer any questions pertaining to the conduct of Congress Legislature party meeting in Hyderabad. Being curt in her reply said `` this is not the forum to take a decision when and where to hold the CLP meet.’’