Narsapur MP K Raghurama Krishnam Raju, who fought a constant battle against Jaganmohan Reddy’s regime for the last four years, is now turning to be a headache to both TDP and BJP. After the BJP denied him the party seat from Narsapur he became disappointed and insisted that he wanted to contest from there only.
He also became angry over news reports that TDP may consider fielding him from Vizianagaram Lok Sabha or some Assembly seat in West Godavari district and asserted that he wanted to contest from Narsapur only. Moreover, he said that it will be the responsibility of the TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu to facilitate him to contest from there.
Meanwhile, he is also said to be facing pressures from various quarters, including some TDP circles to contest from Narsapur as an independent candidate. If he is in the fray, observers feel that it may be difficult for BJP to get a deposit.
He recalled that at the first TDP and Jana Sena combined rally last month in Tadepalligudem, leaders of both the parties declared him as Narsapur candidate. Accusing BJP leadership bowed down to the pressures from Chief MInister YS Jaganmohan Reddy in denying his nomination, he strongly refuted state BJP chief D Purandeswari’s explanation for not considering his name.
If seniority is the reason, he asked Purandewari how she is contesting from Rajahmundry ignoring the claims of senior BJP leader Somu Veerraju? In the same way, row over his joining BJP, he asked how Tirupati seat was given to YCP MLA Vara Prasada Rao, even before he joined BJP and continued in YCP. He accused that Vara Prasada Rao was a covert, planted by YS Jagan.
Asserting that it is now Chandrababu’s task to get him contested from Narsapur. He wondered if Babu fails in his nomination, how can he realise Polavaram and other difficult promises.
