Notwithstanding repeated denials by YSR Congress party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy that there was absolutely no connection whatsoever with mining baron and former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy, there is a talk among the people that there is certainly some connection between the two.
The first instance that confirmed the suspicion came in the form of the election symbol – “fan” chosen by Janardhan Reddy’s close aide B Sriramulu in the just concluded by-elections to Bellary assembly seat.
Sriramulu contested as an independent on this symbol, which clicked in the constituency largely dominated by Telugu population and he won the seat with a massive mandate. It is not a mere coincidence that ceiling fan happens to be the symbol of the YSR Congress party in the recent by-elections to Kadapa Lok Sabha seat and Pulivendula assembly seat.
And in all probability, Jagan party would retain its symbol in the coming days.
The second point that further confirmed the link between Jagan and Janardhan Reddy is that the new party to be floated by the latter in Karnataka is being named as “BSR Congress.” It was disclosed by Sriramulu himself. While everybody thinks BSR stands for B Sriramulu, he expanded it further saying BSR Congress stands for: Badavara (of the poor), Shramikara (of the working class) and Raitara (of farmers) Congress. It more or less resembles the YSR Congress party of Jaganmohan Reddy, in which Y stands for Yuvajana, S for Shramika and R for Rythu.
Is it not enough to suspect that there is something between Jagan and Janardhan Reddy?
