No trust in Jagan, Babu votes to drop motion

C.R. Gowri Shanker |7.3.2013 Hyderabad: Telugu Desam chief N. Chandrababu Naidu is not keen on moving a no-confidence motion against the Kiran Kumar Reddy government in the Budget Session of the Assembly. Naidu, who chaired the TD Legislature Party (TDLP) meeting reportedly said that YSRC leader Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy cannot be trusted on a no-confidence motion. “In the past, Jagan claimed the support of 50 MLAs, but only 17 supported the no-confidence motion (on Dec. 6, 2011). He wants the TD to move a no-confidence motion to blackmail the government over the pending cases against him and ensure his early release from jail,” Naidu remarked at the meet at Kaikalur in Krishna district on Thursday. Naidu also told party MLAs that he doesn’t see early polls for Lok Sabha this year and the Assembly in 2014. “I feel that there could be simultaneous polls. The Congress is not likely to take the risk of holding separate elections as the results of one poll can impact the other,” he said. Interestingly, the TD leadership skipped the Telangana issue and Naidu also gave enough indication that he may not attend the Assembly session and will continue with his padayatra. TD MLA Revanth Reddy said that since Jagan’s bail petition would come up for hearing in April, the party is harping on a no-confidence motion to bargain with the government. The Kiran Kumar Reddy government defeated a no-confidence motion moved against it by the TD by a margin of 38 votes. after a marathon 16-hour debate in the Assembly on December 6, 2011. On the no-confidence motion, M. Narasimhulu later said the TD would take the right decision at the right time. “Some useless parties are demanding a no-confidence motion. YSRC is one of them. YSRC claimed the support of 50 MLAs in the past but only 17 supported the motion. Why didn’t the other MLAs support the move? Did they take money and back out,” he asked.