YSRCP government in Andhra Pradesh is intolerant to criticism, allege opposition parties
The Hindu
Leaders of the opposition parties, during an all-party rally in Tirupati on October 3 (Tuesday), squarely blamed the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) government for being ‘intolerant’ to the criticisms and treating them in a ‘high-handed manner’.
Leaders of the opposition parties, during an all-party rally in Tirupati on October 3 (Tuesday), squarely blamed the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) government for being ‘intolerant’ to the criticisms and treating them in a ‘high-handed manner’.
The leaders from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Jana Sena Party (JSP) and the Communist Party of India (CPI) took part in the rally and waved their respective party flags.
The rally began after former Minister N. Amarnath Reddy garlanded a statue of TDP founder N.T. Rama Rao at the Town Club Junction. District conveners Pulivarthi Nani (TDP), Pasupuleti Hariprasad (Jana Sena) and P. Murali (CPI) held their hands together throughout the rally and walked along with the former Minister, while the party activists, carrying placards, shouted slogans against the YSRCP government.
The leaders of opposition parties condemned the ‘illegal’ arrest of TDP national president and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. They insisted that the State investigation agencies could not produce anything concrete in the skill development scam case even a fortnight after the arrest and termed it a ‘hollow claim to besmirch the tall leader (Mr. Naidu)‘.
Mr. Amarnath Reddy alleged that the poor were suffering in the ‘authoritarian regime’ of the YSRCP and accused the ruling party of trying to muzzle the voice of the opposition parties.
“We are judges and therefore, cannot act like Mughals of a bygone era ... the writ courts in the guise of doing justice cannot transcend the barriers of law,” the High Court of Karnataka observed while setting aside an order of a single judge, who in 2016 had extended the lease of a public premises allotted to a physically challenged person to 20 years contrary to 12-year period stipulated in the law.
The High Court of Karnataka on Monday declined to interfere, at present, in the investigation against a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, who is among the accused persons facing charges of circulating obscene clips, related to “morphed” images and videos clips related to Prajwal Revanna, former Hassan MP, in public domain through pen drives and other modes.