Geetha not ST; should quit: MLA Eswari

Hyderabad, March 12: YSR Congress has demanded the de-recognition of Araku MP Kothapalli Geetha as she does not belong to the Scheduled Tribes and demanded her immediate resignation.

"After the district administration has ruled that her brother was not an ST, she has no moral right to continue as MP from the quota seat of Araku and it should be vacated to give it to a genuine person to represent the adivasis of the constituency,’ Party MLA Giddi Eshwari told reporters here on Saturday.

The East Godavri district Collector has ruled that her blood brother was not a ST and the same rule applies to her as well.

Geetha, who switched over to TDP, had given a certificate taken from the MeeSeva and her application for considered for the candidature of Araku MP.

As her true colours are now exposed, she should quit on her own and we will also take up the issue at appropriate forums, Eswari said.