Public revolt brewing against Coalition rule: Botcha

Tadepalli, Jan 26: The 77th Republic Day was celebrated grandly at the YSR Congress Party central office in Tadepalli, where Legislative Council Leader of Opposition,  Botcha Satyanarayana hoisted the National Flag and party leaders paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, Dr B.R. Ambedkar, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy. 

Addressing the gathering, Botcha said that even before completing two years, the coalition government had pushed the State into extreme levels of corruption, land grabbing and atrocities, triggering intense public anger. He criticised that Chandrababu Naidu was undermining the Constitution and enforcing a “Red Book” style of governance by violating laws, suppressing civil rights, weakening institutions and curbing media freedom. He said the government had completely failed in protecting law and order and that some police officials were harassing innocent citizens with false cases. He asserted that YSRCP, inspired by Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, continues to fight for the poor and all sections of society. 

Botcha said former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s five-year rule set a national benchmark by implementing every manifesto promise, while the present government was dismantling welfare and development systems. He called upon party cadres to unite and work with renewed determination to end what he described as anarchic rule and bring Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy back as Chief Minister to restore development in the State.

MLCs Lella Appireddy and Murugudu Hanumantha Rao, former minister Vellampalli Srinivas, former MLAs Malladi Vishnu and TJR Sudhakar Babu, Mangalagiri constituency coordinator Donthireddy Vemareddy, and several party leaders and heads of affiliated wings participated in the programme.