Ambati slams Cong double standards

Guntur, September10: YSR Congress Party said no political leader who closely followed YSR during his 1600-km Padayatra in 2003 was aware of the existence of any dairy which was suddenly released by the Congress leaders in Delhi with much fanfare.

Addressing a media meet here, party spokesman Ambati Rambabu said he and some other leaders closely followed the YSR Yatra but neither he nor anyone else came to know that YSR was writing a diary.

“We didn’t hear of it when YSR was opposition leader or even after he became CM,” said Rambabu sarcastically, adding the diary has suddenly sprung up.

Rambabu said it was ironical that the same senior congress leaders who were mum when YSR’s name was mentioned in the charge sheet attended the diary releasing function and heaped praises on him.

“All this shows that Congress wants to own YSR and his policies and at the same time distance itself from the 26 GOs and show YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in bad light. This is simply not possible and people gave their verdict earlier and such theatrics of diaries and senior leaders trying to own YSR up will not cut any ice,” he said, adding it only exposes the raw opportunism of Congress.