V. Vijayasai Reddy
Indian politician
V. Vijayasai Reddy | |
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| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 22 June 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Jesudasu Seelam, INC |
| Constituency | Andhra Pradesh[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Venumbaka Vijayasai Reddy (1957-07-01) July 1, 1957 (age 66) |
| Political party | YSR Congress Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Venumbaka Vijayasai Reddy (born 1 July 1957) is a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha; Parliamentary Party Leader for the YSR Congress Party; The National General Secretary of YSR Congress Party. He is a Chartered Accountant by profession.
Until 2022, he was the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce. Currently, he is the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture. He has been thrice nominated for the Panel of Vice-Chairpersons, Rajya Sabha and is a Member of the Business Advisory Committee, Rajya Sabha. [2][3] He currently serves as the YSRCP Regional Coordinator for the districts of Joint Prakasam, Joint Nellore, Bapatla, and Narasa Raopet.
He is a trusted aide[4] of former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy and is a senior member of the YSR Congress Party.
Life and work
Venumbaka Vijayasai Reddy was born on 1 July 1957 in Tallapudi in the Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. He completed his chartered accountancy in Chennai and later set up his own firm with offices in Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. He is married to Sunanda Reddy, and has a daughter named Neha Reddy. Vijayasai served as Member of Board of Trustees of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, Tirupati, for two consecutive Terms (GO Rt No. 1221 dated 08.2006).
Vijayasai, also financial advisor of Jagan's Group of companies and family auditor of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy.
He also served on the board of several state government undertakings in addition to a stint as the Director of the Oriental Bank of Commerce.
Member of Parliament
In June 2016, he was the candidate for the Rajya Sabha seat from Andhra Pradesh and was elected unopposed.
In 2023, [5] he was renominated to the Rajya Sabha by the YSRC Parliamentary Party for a second term.
He has raised over 2200 interventions in Parliament in the last 8 years.[6]
He has introduced 30 Private Member Bills in the Parliament.[7]
- December 2016: Amendment to the Constitution (Articles 102 and 191) to establish a fixed timeframe for disqualification of members due to defection
- July 2017: Bill to protect couples from honor killings and provide legal assistance to inter-religious and inter-caste couples
- December 2017: Amendment to make the right to health a fundamental right, Prevention of Torture Bill to fulfill India's commitment to the UN Convention against Torture, Prevention of Enforced Disappearance Bill to fulfill India's commitment to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
- January 2018: Two Bills to amend the Constitution to provide reservations for Other Backward Classes in legislatures, educational institutions, and government jobs in proportion to their population
As a Member of Parliament, Reddy has served on various Standing Committees:
- 2016-2018: Petroleum & Natural Gas, Consultative Committee for Agriculture
- 2018-2022: Subordinate Legislation, General Purposes Committee, and Joint Committee on Office of Profit
- 2018-2019: Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice
- 2019-2022: Consultative Committee for Petroleum and Natural Gas
- 2019-2020: Select Committee on the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019
- July 2020 - June 2022, Nov. 2022 onwards: Ethics
- Aug. 2021 - June 2022, Dec. 2022 - April 2023: Public Accounts
- From Nov. 2022: Business Advisory Committee, Rajya Sabha
- From May 2023: Public Undertakings
Electoral Performance
Reddy had expressed interest in contesting a direct election from the Venkatagiri Assembly Constituency when he joined politics. However, Jagan Mohan Reddy nominated him to the Rajya Sabha as an MP.[8] He was also appointed as the Lok Sabha in-charge for the Nellore Parliamentary Constituency.[9]
Lok Sabha Elections 2024
YSRCP Rajya Sabha MP V Vijayasai Reddy was fielded by the ruling party at the prestigious Nellore Parliamentary Constituency for the Lok Sabha Election 2024. He lost the seat to TDP's Nellore MP candidate Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy with a majority of 2.4 Lakh votes. Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy was initially announced as the candidate for YSR Congress in the Nellore Parliament. But he switched parties due to internal reasons, and joined the TDP.[10]
Awards Received
Reddy is a winner of the prestigious Sansad Ratna Award 2023 for his performance as a parliamentarian and was awarded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shri. Prahlad Joshi.[11] He is also a winner of the Sansad Maharatna Award 2024 for his performance in chairing the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture.[12]
Embezzlement charges
Arrest
Vijayasai Reddy, an aide and financial advisor of Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, was arrested on 2 January 2012, by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).[13] He was the first accused to be arrested in relation to the disproportionate assets charges against Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. The charges against Vijaysai Reddy include criminal conspiracheating, criminal breach of trust, falsification of accounts and criminal misconduct. In addition, he was also charged with playing a mischief role in the sale of shares, worth 533 crores, of Sandur Power Company.[14]
Timeline of Arrests and Bails
- 2 January 2012: First arrest by CBI in relation to disproportionate assets against Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.
- 13 April 2012: Bail granted by Special Court of CBI.[15]
- 21 April 2012: Cancelled bail by High Court of Andhra Pradesh on review petition by CBI.[15]
- 23 April 2012: Surrendered in CBI Court
- 30 April 2012: Granted bail by High Court of Andhra Pradesh, upholding Special Court of CBI's judgement given on 13 April 2012.[15]
- 5 June 2013: Sent to judicial custody on cancellation of bail by Supreme Court of India.[15]
- 8 October 2013: Granted bail by Special Court of CBI in Hyderabad.[16]
See also
References
- ^ "Piyush Goyal, Chidambaram, Suresh Prabhu, Sharad Yadav elected to Rajya Sabha". The Economic Times. 2016.
- ^ "WebPage of Shri V. Vijayasai Reddy". Members of Rajya Sabha. Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 2016.
- ^ "V.Vijayasai Reddy elevated as national gen sec". The Hindu. 21 October 2017.
- ^ "To halt TDP-Jana Sena alliance, Jagan to field trusted aide from Nellore in Lok Sabha polls". The Indian Express. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "YSRCP names Vijay Sai Reddy as candidate for RS polls". NetiAP. 2016.
- ^ Centre, National Informatics. "Digital Sansad". Digital Sansad. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "MP Track on PRS Legislative Research". PRS Legislative Research.
- ^ "YSRCP's Vijayasai Reddy files nomination at Nellore parliament". The Times of India. 23 April 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (2 March 2024). "Vijaya Sai Reddy is YSRCP's Nellore Lok Sabha incharge". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ Rangarajan, A. D. (2 March 2024). "Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy joins TDP, announced as party candidate for Nellore Lok Sabha seat". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Rajya Sabha member V Vijaya Sai Reddy gets Sansad Ratna award". The Times of India. 22 February 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ Service, Express News (18 February 2024). "Vijayasai Reddy gets Sansad Maharatna Award". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Jagan's aide Vijay floated firms to park ill-gotten money: CBI". The Indian Express. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Jagan's aide Vijay Sai Reddy arrested". The Hindu. 2 January 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Vijay Sai Reddy sent to judicial custody till June 17". The Hindu. 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Quid pro quo case: Jagan's aide Vijay Sai Reddy gets bail". The Economic Times. 8 October 2013.
