New Delhi:
YSRCP chief V Vijayasai Reddy on Saturday resigned as a member of Rajya Sabha and introduced he was quitting politics as a consequence of “private causes”, the fourth occasion 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 occupation 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 as a consequence of private causes.
He mentioned he could be focussing on agriculture and delivering visitor lectures at universities henceforth.
“I’ve submitted my resignation to the vp 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 occasion (YSRCP). Requesting you to kindly settle for my resignation,” his quick resignation letter to the VP acknowledged.
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-Normal P C Mody mentioned within the notification.
In a publish on X, Reddy additionally shared photos of his assembly with the vp “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 mentioned that earlier than accepting his resignation, the vp 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 as a consequence of private causes,” he mentioned.
Requested whether or not he had spoken to YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy, he mentioned, “Sure, I’ve spoken to my occasion president Jagan Mohan Reddy Garu yesterday. I’ve defined to him intimately the the explanation why I’ve taken the choice to give up politics. And he has suggested me not to take action.
“Even if he requested me not to take action, I’ve continued with my choice and I’ve submitted my resignation. And I shall be quitting politics,” he added.
On his future plans, Reddy mentioned 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 fairly 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 essential,” he mentioned.
On the necessity for resigning now when he has some years of his time period left, Reddy mentioned, “I’ve sincerely felt that I’m not ready to do justice to the job that has been given to me by my occasion president and within the gentle of this I’ve submitted my resignation.” Reddy had introduced on Friday that he could be resigning as Rajya Sabha MP and could 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 occasion 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 predicted to go to the ruling NDA in AP within the imminent by-election, owing to its overwhelming majority.
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