Bharat Rashtra Samithi suspends two leaders for anti-party activities

On Monday, Bharat Rashtra Samithi announced that they have been suspended on the orders of party president and Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao.

Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Monday suspended former Minister Jupalli Krishna Rao and former MP Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy for anti-party activities.

The two leaders were suspended following orders from Party President and Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, said a statement from the party.

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Krishna Rao, a five-time MLA from Kollapur constituency, was the Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister but lost the seat in the 2018 Assembly election. P Srinivas Reddy is a former MP from Khammam.

Despite BRS according importance to both the leaders in terms of allocating key positions, the duo was criticizing the party at different platforms. On Sunday, at a meeting with their supporters in Kothagudem, both the leaders criticized the party’s decisions and alleged that they were not being given due importance.

This was not an isolated case. Despite BRS Working president KT Rama Rao personally calling on Krishna Rao at his home in Kollapur last year and appealing him not indulge in anti-party activities, he continued with his activities. In fact, Jupalli threw an open debate challenge to local BRS MLA B Harshavardhan Reddy in June last year. After heated arguments between the two leaders, a clash broke out between their supporters.

Similarly, Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy has been conducting personal meetings with party cadre and slamming BRS policies. He had also announced his intentions to shift loyalties to other parties.

Considering all these factors, the BRS leadership suspended Jupalli Krishna Rao and former MP Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy from the party.