YSR Congress president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on Saturday resigned as Kadapa MP in protest against the proposed division of Andhra Pradesh but stopped short of spelling out his party’s stand on the statehood issue.

Simultaneously, Jagan’s mother and honorary president of YSR Congress Y S Vijaya too resigned from the membership of the state Assembly over the issue.

 Jagan and Vijaya announced their resignations in an “open letter,” released by the YSRC in Hyderabad on Saturday evening, even as party MP Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy said both the resignation letters were “faxed” to Speakers of the respective Houses.

 “Jagan faxed his resignation letter to Lok Sabha Speaker through the (Chanchalguda) jail authorities. It will also be sent by post,” YSRC MP Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy told reporters on Saturday evening.

Vijaya, who represents Pulivendula constituency, also faxed her resignation to the Assembly Speaker’s office.

 “Her resignation will also be sent to the Speaker by a special messenger,” Mekapati said.

 “We are quitting our posts to express solidarity with the crores of people who have hit the streets to fight the injustice meted out to them by the division of the state without considering the consequences,” they added.