Nandyala MP SPY Reddy withdraws resignation

Nandyala Congress MP SPY Reddy who has resigned to his Lok Sabha membership, protesting against release of water from the Srisailam reservoir into Nagarjuna Sagar to the disadvantage of the people of Rayalaseema has withdrawn his resignation after talking to the Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy here on Saturday.
Speaking to the media after his meeting with the Chief Minister, Reddy said the Chief Minister has agreed to release 0.5 tmc of water to Kurnool and he had hence decided to withdraw his resignation.
He said earlier that he would not have objected to the release of 5 cusecs of water and has decided to resign because the government has decided to release 25 cusecs to Krishna delta.
After the MP’s protest, ministers Erasu Pratapa Reddy and T G Venkatesh have also explained the water scarcity prevailing in Kurnool district. They told him that their district would face serious problem if water was discharged into Nagarjuna Sagar from Sriosailam.
Kiran Kumar Reddy has quickly solved the problem as he would be participating in the Indiramma Baata in Kurnool district from September 3.
SPY Reddy, a three time MP from Nandyala in Rayalaseema has resigned from the Lok Sabha on Friday, protesting against release of Krishna water from the Srisailam reservoir into Nagarjuna Sagar dam, to benefit the farmers of Krishna delta in the Andhra region. He said he would also not hesitate to quit the Congress party.
Reddy an industrialist has sent his resignation letter through his PA to the Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and reached here on Friday night.
Speaking to the media on Friday night, he said there was no use in continuing in the Congress party, when the Chief Minister does not pay heed to MPs’ requests.
“I am answerable to my people who are in dire need of water. I met Kiran Kumar Reddy thrice and requested him not to release water downstream until it reached a sufficient level. But he ignored my request” he told the media. SPY Reddy has asked the CM not to release water downstream until the level in Srisailam reached 845 feet, which he claims would have touched in the next 5 days. The government released water when the levelat Srisailam was 839 feet, depriving Rayalaseema of its due share, says Reddy.
Farmers in the Krishna delta, comprising Krishna, Guntur, Prakasham and West Godavari, supported by TDP and CPI have been agitating for release of water to save withering crops. Bowing to the pressure, the government has released 21,000 cusecs from Srisailam into Nagarjunasagar from where it would reach the Krishna delta.