The political war of words between the ruling Telugu Desam Party and the opposition YSR Congress over the law and order situation in Andhra Pradesh is set to reach the national capital.
The YSRCP president and former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is planning to stage a dharna in Delhi on July 24 to protest against the sustained attacks on his party workers allegedly by the TDP supporters.
The killing of YSRCP’s youth wing leader Sheik Rashid, who was hacked to death in full public view in Vinukonda town three days ago, triggered a massive outrage.
While the police said the real estate enmity was the motive behind the murder, the opposition party has accused the TDP of engineering the killing.
During the planned protest in Delhi, Jagan will demand the Centre to impose President’s rule, following the growing violence in the state, targeting the political rivals.
The MPs, MLAs and MLCs, belonging to the YSRCP, will take part in the dharna. Later, they plan to meet the President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to submit a representation on the state of affairs in Andhra Pradesh.
The YSRCP president alleged that ever since the TDP-led NDA came to power in the state in June, there had been unabated attacks on opposition leaders and workers.
“At Punganur, the TDP cadre resorted to stone pelting at our party MLA Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy and MP Mithun Reddy,” he alleged.
Earlier, Jagan wrote a letter to the Prime Minister Modi, highlighting the severe atrocities and attacks that have taken place in AP over the past one month.
In his letter, the YSRCP president expressed deep concern over the complete collapse of law and order in the state and urged the Prime Minister to investigate these incidents by central government agencies and sought an appointment at the earliest to apprise him of the details.
Jagan alleged that in the last month, 31 people have been murdered, 300 murder attempts have been made and 35 people have committed suicide due to the harassment by TDP leaders.
Besides, 560 private properties have been destroyed, 490 government properties have been vandalized, and nearly 2,700 families have left their villages due to these atrocities, Jagan claimed.
Dismissing the allegations, senior TDP leader and state social welfare minister Dola Sri Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy described Jagan as a “brand ambassador for a fake campaign”.
“He is known for creating law and order problems in the state and throwing the blame on the TDP. He had done the same in the case of the murder of his uncle YS Vivekananda Reddy in March 2019,” he said.
“The people had dealt him a severe blow in the recent assembly elections; yet, he has not learnt any lesson,” the minister said.
The state BJP president and Rajahmundry MP Daggubati Purandeshwari also found fault with Jagan for writing a letter to Modi with false allegations. “Have you forgotten the atrocities committed by your party leaders during your regime, before writing a letter to the Prime Minister?” she asked.
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