CM, Naidu have no relevance

Hyderabad, August 8, 2013: Coming down heavily on Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and Leader of Opposition N Chandrababu Naidu for slipping into hibernation when political tremors of a great magnitude are running amok in the state, YSR Congress has said such indecision will prove costly to the two parties at the hustings.

“While Congress has unilaterally taken the decision to split the state, the TDP President has been maintaining a low profile as he has compromised with the Centre on various issues to save his skin. Keeping personal interests ahead of the people’s interests the two parties are responsible for the turmoil in the state,” party Deputy Floor Leader Bhuma Sobha Nagi Reddy told reporters here on Tuesday.

While Seemandhra is burning with students, employees and other sections of the people taking to streets and agitating against the injustice being meted out by the unilateral decision of Centre, Delhi has appointed a high-power committee heading AK Antony to resolve the crisis.

“This is again the streak arrogance of the Congress Party. Can two persons decide the future and fortunes of nine-crore people? This is not an internal issue of Congress Party. The issue concerns people of the state. All stake holders should have been consulted before taking the decision. That was our Party stand which was not heeded to by the Centre.

When that was not done and Congress leaders fail to question the leadership and people will teach them a fitting lesson in the next elections. Union Minister Pallam Raju expressing shock that the Government did not expect such a wild reaction is nothing but his lack of grasp of the sentiment of the people of Seemandhra, she said.

TDP MPs have been enacting resignation drama after their leader was caught napping on the issue and leaders of the two Parties are now trying to hijack the movement by throwing hat in the ring but people will not believe them as their true colours are exposed.

The future looks uncertain and the situation is slipping out of hands for Congress and TDP as Y S Jagan mohan Reddy along with his Party is getting good response and YSR sentiment is sweeping across the state. They wanted to eke out political mileage by the bifurcation but the logistics were not worked out properly, she said.

Slamming Telangana ministers for time and again giving assurances about the safety of Seemandhra people, she said “we are not at the mercy of anyone. We have equal rights on the state capital and we can fight it out.”

Digvijay Singh statement that we will develop a capital in Seemandhra cannot be relied on as we have seen the development that took place in the three new states carved out in the recent past.Congress has to pay the price and TDP has lost its relevance in the state political affairs, she said.

On Harish Rao’s statement criticising Sharmila remarks, she said, “It was KCR who was giving provocative statements and Sharmila had only replied to the TRS leader in a matching tone.”

KCR’s statement has created insecurity among the people of seemandhra living in the state capital and Sharmila was only replying to his provocative speeches in a fitting manner.

On Union Minister Kotla Suryaprakash Reddy’s statement seeking the division of Rayalaseema, she said, it is not fair and a demand should be put forth for the development of the entire region.