Vijayasai Reddy Resigns From Rajya Sabha, 4th YSRCP MP To Give up Since 2024 Polls Rout
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 social gathering 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 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 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 quick impact as a member representing Andhra Pradesh from the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress social gathering (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 mentioned within the notification.
In a submit on X, Reddy additionally shared photos of his assembly with the vice chairman “In the present day, I submitted my resignation to the Hon’ble Vice President Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar Ji. Hon’ble Chairman of Rajya Sabha is happy to just accept the resignation with quick impact duly recording the proceedings,” he posted.
Reddy mentioned 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, strain 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 social gathering president Jagan Mohan Reddy Garu yesterday. I’ve defined to him intimately the explanation why I’ve taken the choice to stop politics. And he has suggested me not to take action.
“Even supposing he requested me not to take action, I’ve continued with my choice and I’ve submitted my resignation. And I can 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 information 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 information that I’ve gained in my 67 years of life, I wish to share it with others, as a result of acquiring information is one factor and giving information to others can also 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 social gathering president and within the mild 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 social gathering 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 latest 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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