YSR Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jaganmohan Reddy has gained completed grip over the party and is moving his pawns so cleverly that there is no scope for any disgruntlement from any section of the party, at least for now.
According to reports coming from the party insiders, Jagan is understood to have finalised the name of former minister and senior MLA from Amadalavala assembly constituency in Srikakulam district Tammineni Sitaram for the post of assembly speaker.
Sitaram, who attended the YSRC legislature party meeting in the morning, was called by Jagan separately after the meeting, where it was conveyed to him that he would be made the speaker of the assembly.
Though Tammineni expressed his interest in the cabinet post because of his seniority, Jagan told him that caste equations would not work out for accommodating him in the cabinet.
Since he is an orator and command over the legislative affairs, nobody else would be suitable for the Speaker’s post, Jagan told him.
Since Jagan is the supreme in the party, Tammineni could not say no to the post. Yet, he told Jagan to reconsider his request, source said.
There was also a talk that actress-turned-MLA R K Roja might also be considered for the Speaker’s post, as she is also a good orator.
Moreover, it is a sort of respect for her to sit in the Speaker’s chair, after she was expelled from the assembly for over a year on the charges of misbehaviour.
Let us see what decision Jagan will take on the Speaker’s post.
