Guntur, Feb 1: YSR Congress Party State Coordinator Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy stated that the attack on former minister Ambati Rambabu was a pre-planned conspiracy aimed at physically eliminating a senior opposition leader, and said the pattern of violence and police conduct clearly indicates a serious breakdown of law and order. After visiting Rambabu’s residence in Guntur along with senior party leaders and consoling his family, Sajjala told the media that armed groups moved around the city from morning with sticks and stones in a coordinated manner, yet police failed to intervene even when Rambabu’s life was under threat.
He stated that while police provided protection to controversial flex banners linked to the Tirumala laddu controversy, they “looked the other way” when mobs attempted to attack Rambabu. He stated that calls to the DGP went unanswered and that even a former Home Minister was made to wait outside the SP’s residence while trying to lodge a complaint. If Rambabu had made any mistake, Sajjala said, legal action should have been taken instead of mob violence.
Sajjala argued that the attack was intended to divert public attention from the CBI-SIT charge sheet and reports by national institutions like NDDB and NDRI, which found no animal fat in the ghee used for Tirumala laddus, contradicting earlier allegations by ruling alliance leaders. He accused the ruling side of distorting reports, installing provocative flexes across the state, and then targeting YSRCP leaders who protested them. According to him, Rambabu had even expressed regret over his remarks, yet mobs allegedly mobilised in large numbers and vandalised his house and vehicles in full public view.
He questioned why no action was taken on repeated complaints about abusive language and online threats against YSRCP leaders, while swift action followed against opposition voices. Sajjala said the sequence of attacks on multiple YSRCP leaders shows a deliberate attempt to create fear and unrest. He asserted that YSRCP will pursue the matter legally, raise it in Parliament, document all video evidence, identify every participant, and ensure strict legal punishment for both attackers and any officials who aided them. Violence will not silence the opposition, and the party will use every constitutional means available to seek accountability, he said.
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