Sharmila exhorts people to vote out Chief Minister Jagan and save A.P. from a ‘dictator’
The Hindu
Sharmila exhorts people to vote out Chief Minister Jagan and save A.P. from a ‘dictator’. Jagan Mohan Reddy cannot claim to be the heir of Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy having failed to carry forward the legacy of the former Chief Minister, says APCC chief Sharmila. Jagan Mohan Reddy came to power by promising to usher in ‘Rajanna Rajyam’ and fight for the Special Category Status (SCS) for the State. But, after coming to power, he became a slave to the BJP government at the Center, she alleges.
Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Y.S. Sharmila on February 11 (Sunday) appealed to the people to unseat Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy from power “to save the State from a dictator.”
Addressing a public meeting at Nagari, Ms. Sharmila said that Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy had no right to claim to be the heir of late Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy as he failed to carry forward the legacy of the former Chief Minister.
“Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy came to power by promising to usher in ‘Rajanna Rajyam’ and fight for the Special Category Status (SCS) for the State. But, after coming to power, he became a slave to the BJP government at the Center much like his predecessor and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu,” she said.
The APCC chief defended her joining the Congress party, saying that it had recognised the services of YSR and was committed to bestowing SCS to the State.
Recalling the services of YSR to the State, Ms. Sharmila reiterated that she had the right to serve the people of Andhra Pradesh, which, she called, as her birthplace.
She lamented that despite being the daughter of YSR and sister of Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the YSRCP leaders had resorted to heinous personal attacks on her on the social media. She blamed Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy for being silent on the issue and for instigating his party cadres to carry out the vicious campaign against her.
Terming the YSRCP government’s flagship programme, Navaratnalu, as a farce, Ms. Sharmila said that Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy betrayed the people by shelving the Jala Yagnam projects initiated by YSR.
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