NEW DELHI: In opposition to the backdrop of media stories that Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has been appointed the everlasting president of YSRCP, the Election Fee on Wednesday directed the get together to make a “clear and categorical public announcement” contradicting the stories because the matter has the potential to create “confusion” in different political organisations.
The EC order got here after the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Celebration (YSRCP) initially knowledgeable the ballot panel in regards to the “unanimous” election of Jagan Mohan Reddy as president of the get together on July 8 and 9 this 12 months, however didn’t categorically admit or deny the precise allegation forwarded by EC relating to he being made everlasting president for all times.
The EC had sought a reply from the parry following media stories.
The YSRCP had later confirmed to the EC that the difficulty was reported within the media and that the get together has launched an inside enquiry on this regard. It had additionally informed EC that “obligatory motion” on the identical will probably be taken by the get together on discovering the info.
“The Fee categorically rejects any try or perhaps a trace of any organisational publish being of everlasting nature, being inherently anti-democracy. Any motion which denies the periodicity of elections is in full violation of the extant directions of the Fee,” the order stated.
The EC stated if not categorically contradicted, “it has the potential to create confusion in different political formations of such a transfer being condoned by the Election Fee of India and in flip can assume contagious proportions.”
