Humiliated Nagam resigns from Congress party, KTR, Harish meet him at his residence

HYDERABAD: BRS Working President KT Rama Rao and Minister T Harish Rao met the beleaguered leader and former Minister Nagam Janardhan Reddy who resigned from the Congress party on Sunday and invited him to join the BRS.

Speaking to the media along with Janardhana Reddy, KTR said that the former Minister was a good friend of KCR and said he was formally invited into the BRS.

“Nagam is a staunch supporter of the Telangana movement. We ensure him that he would be accommodated in a suitable position in the party,” he said. Nagam reacted by saying that he would meet KCR and announce his decision.

Earlier, in a letter written to AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, Janardhan Reddy said that the party neglected him even though he played an important role in strengthening the party in the Nagarkurnool constituency.

“Surprisingly, without any reason I was denied a ticket and was never consulted before allotting the ticket which gave me immense pain, insult and humiliation,” he said. He pointed out that BRS MLC K Damodar Reddy managed to get a ticket for his son Dr Kuchukulla Rajesh Reddy, who joined the Congress on August 3, 2023. Dr K Rajesh Reddy never served the people of Nagarkurnool constituency and was a new entrant into politics.

“His sole identity is dependent upon his father's public standing. It's shocking on what basis he was given a congress party ticket even while his father happens to be an MLC belonging to the ruling BRS party. Entire congress party activists in Nagarkurnool district are disappointed with the party's brazen undemocratic attitude,” Nagam wrote.Later, at a meeting with his cadre at a function hall he said that he would take a decision of joining BRS within a day or two. Hours after that KTR and Harish Rao met him at his residence and invited him to join the BRS fold.