It may be mentioned here that Sabita Indra Reddy had submitted her resignation to Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy after her name was included in the list of the accused in the charge-sheet filed by the CBI in the court in YSR Congress party chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy’s Illgotten Assets Case. As she was away from her official duties since April 8, filed were piling up in her Home department ever since. However, she relented and resumed duties at the instance of the Chief Minister.

Apart from Opposition parties demanding her resignation for her role in Jagan’s illegal assets case, a section of ruling party leaders also strongly felt that the Home Minister should resign from the Cabinet. While there were rumors that the portfolio of Sabita Indra Reddy may be changed, the Chief Minister opposed the idea. The party high command also came to a decision to allow Sabita Indra Reddy to continue in the cabinet. It is learnt that the Congress High Command had decided to take suitable action against the tainted ministers after the CBI filed all charge-sheets in the Jagan’s case.

In the Jagan’s case, the CBI named Roads & Buildings Minister Dharmana Prasada Rao as an accused in the VANPIC case. While three ministers in Kiran Kumar Reddy Cabinet were impleaded in the Jagan’s case, Mopidevi Venkatarama had resigned and his papers were accepted by the Governor, the Chief Minister declined to accept resignation of Dharmana Prasada Rao. He also reportedly decided not to accept the resignation of Sabita Indra Reddy.

The CBI court has rejected the memos he and his adviser Vijaya Sai Reddy filed.

Jagan had charged the CBI of violating the supreme court’s directions. Vijaya Sai Reddy in his memo asked the court to treat the fifth chargesheet as the final.

The court rejected both the memos. The court upheld the arguments of the CBI. The agency said it has yet to investigate on six more aspects of the Jagan assets case and the sixth chargesheet would be the final. CBI also maintained that it had not violated any of the directions of the Apex Court.

It is not yet clear if Jagan would challenge the CBI court decision in the high court. Meanwhile, Jagan’s bail petition would come up for hearing in the supreme court on Monday. It should be seen if his lawyers would mention about rejection of the memos in the supreme court then.

It may be recalled that the CBI filed its fifth chargesheet in connection with the Dalmia Cements’ involvement. The agency also named the home minister Sabita Indra Reddy as an accused in the chargesheet. Sabita submitted her resignation to the Chief Minister and stopped attending her duties.

Three members of the politburo, the party’s highest policy-making body absented themselves from the public meeting of Naidu. Though they have various reasons, it is clear that all were unhappy and chose to abstain.

Nandamuri Hari Krishna, was unhappy at the display of Naidu’s son Lokesh’s pictures and cutouts and not his and his son’s. Kadiyam Sri Hari who is facing the onslaught of another TDP leader Motkupalli Narasimhulu also chose not to attend the meeting. Dadi Veera Bhadra Rao who was denied the MLC ticket absented himself, though he is a native of Visakhapatnam district.

There has been rift between Purandeshwari and other Nandamuri family members regarding this issue but to end with, things have been sorted out and lines have cleared. On the whole NTR deserves this gesture.