AP CM YS Jaganmohan Reddy has long back ordered his party MPs not to meet PM or Union Ministers without taking prior permission of the party. But Narsapur MP Raghurama Raju has once again ignored Jagan order. Without taking prior approval, Raju held a dinner party in Delhi and invited 500 MPs from across all parties. PM Modi and Amit Shah were also invited but they did not attend. However, Rajnath Singh came along with his family members. YCP floor leader in Lok Sabha Mithun Reddy attended the party but not its parliamentary party leader Vijayasai Reddy. Raju says he need not take anybody’s approval since it was one of those private parties that he has been offering to VIPs for a long time now.
Raju is already branded as a rebel YCP MP in Delhi. Though he is moving closer to Modi and Shah, they did not attend the dinner party. Political circles waited eagerly if they attend Raju party. However, the BJP strategically moved on the issue by asking Rajnath Singh to accept Raju invitation. The party was not held in the residence of Congress MP KVP Ramachandra Rao as informed earlier. The venue was Western Court lawns. On Jagan Reddy bringing Gokaraju family into YCP, Raghurama Raju said that he has no intention to join the BJP and that he remains a YCP MP even now. He says he first invited YCP MPs to dinner party.
