Hyderabad, July 29 (NSS): State minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy today accepted the challenge of former minister and BRS party MLA G. Jagadish Reddy, who dared the minister to show criminal cases filed against him. Venkat Reddy said that he would quit from his post if he failed to show the cases filed against the former minister. The minister made these remarks while responding to the challenge thrown at him by Jagadish Reddy during a discussion on the power sector of the state.
It all started when Chief Minister Revanth Reddy intervened while Jagadish Reddy was speaking on the status of the power sector. He alleged that there was corruption in power purchase agreements signed during the BRS regime. He said that 2015 records of the state assembly should be taken to as to how KCR had misled the House.
Jagadish Reddy took strong exception to CM Revanth’s comments on KCR. He made it clear that the Congress government did not have the right to blame KCR prompting the CM to intervene again. He said that his cabinet colleague Komatireddy would tell the house about the history of Jagadish Reddy. Following this, Komatireddy raised from his seat and alleged that Jagadish Reddy has cases of murder and theft against him. Enraged at this, Jagadeesh Reddy turned furious and demanded the assembly Speaker to remove Komatireddy’s remarks from the assembly records. He challenged Komatireddy to prove his allegations and added that he would resign from the MLA’s post and rub his nose on the ground if the allegations made by Komatireddy were proved.
Minister Komatireddy announced that he would accept Jagadeesh Reddy’s challenge and added that he would show the cases against him. He also said that if he did not prove it, he would resign from his post. Reacting to this, Jagadish Reddy alleged that it was Komatireddy who filed cases against him. He repeatedly urged the speaker to not deviate from the subject. Jagadish Reddy said that he would speak only if Komatireddy’s comments were removed from the assembly records. Jagadish Reddy continued his speech after the Speaker assured him that he would examine the rules and take a decision on the issue.
