New Delhi:
YSRCP chief V Vijayasai Reddy on Saturday resigned as a member of Rajya Sabha and introduced he was quitting politics because of “private causes”, the fourth get together MP to short-terminate their phrases within the Higher Home since its rout within the 2024 Meeting elections.
He met Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar at his residence and submitted his resignation.
Reddy, a chartered accountant by career who represented Andhra Pradesh within the Home, later advised reporters he nonetheless had three-and-half-years left in his second six-year time period, however he was resigning because of private causes.
He stated he can be focussing on agriculture and delivering visitor lectures at universities henceforth.
“I’ve submitted my resignation to the vice chairman and the chairman of the Rajya Sabha, and he has accepted it,” Reddy advised reporters after assembly Dhankhar.
“I, hereby, voluntarily resign from my seat within the Rajya Sabha with fast impact as a member representing Andhra Pradesh from the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress get together (YSRCP). Requesting you to kindly settle for my resignation,” his brief resignation letter to the VP said.
The Rajya Sabha later notified Reddy’s resignation.
“Shri V. Vijayasai Reddy, an elected Member of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha), representing the State of Andhra Pradesh, resigned his seat within the Rajya Sabha and his resignation has been accepted by the Chairman, Rajya Sabha w.e.f, twenty fifth January, 2025,” Rajya Sabha Secretary-Basic P C Mody stated within the notification.
In a publish on X, Reddy additionally shared photos of his assembly with the vice chairman “Right now, I submitted my resignation to the Hon’ble Vice President Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar Ji. Hon’ble Chairman of Rajya Sabha is happy to simply accept the resignation with fast impact duly recording the proceedings,” he posted.
Reddy stated that earlier than accepting his resignation, the vice chairman requested him particularly what are the explanations he was submitting his papers, and if it was voluntary or is there any coercion or undue affect.
“I’ve defined to the chairman that my resignation is voluntary, spontaneous and there’s no coercion, stress or no undue affect and I’ve given my resignation solely because of private causes,” he stated.
Requested whether or not he had spoken to YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy, he stated, “Sure, I’ve spoken to my get together president Jagan Mohan Reddy Garu yesterday. I’ve defined to him intimately the explanation why I’ve taken the choice to give up politics. And he has suggested me not to take action.
“Although he requested me not to take action, I’ve continued with my determination and I’ve submitted my resignation. And I shall be quitting politics,” he added.
On his future plans, Reddy stated his pursuits are is agriculture and giving visitor lectures in numerous universities and sharing his data with the youth and college students.
“I’m a chartered accountant and I’ve vast expertise in capital markets and I’ve moderately good expertise in Parliament. The restricted data that I’ve gained in my 67 years of life, I want to share it with others, as a result of acquiring data is one factor and giving data to others can be equally vital,” he stated.
On the necessity for resigning now when he has some years of his time period left, Reddy stated, “I’ve sincerely felt that I’m not ready to do justice to the job that has been given to me by my get together president and within the mild of this I’ve submitted my resignation.” Reddy had introduced on Friday that he can be resigning as Rajya Sabha MP and can be quitting politics.
This was his second time period as Rajya Sabha member from Andhra Pradesh. He’s the fourth YSRCP Rajya Sabha member to resign from the get together after its rout within the 2024 Meeting elections.
YSRCP Rajya Sabha members M Venkata Ramana, B Mastan Rao Yadav and BC chief R Krishnaiah resigned within the current previous.
Krishnaiah and Yadav subsequently joined the BJP and TDP, respectively, and retained their seats within the Rajya Sabha by-elections.
After Reddy’s exit, the seat is anticipated to go to the ruling NDA in AP within the imminent by-election, owing to its overwhelming majority.
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