Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday reiterated his charge that YSR Congress was behind the violence that rocked Tuni town during the Kapu Aikya Garjana and quoted his party leaders from Godavari districts and north Andhra as saying to that effect.
Holding a teleconference from Vijayawada with party functionaries, he lashed out at YSR Congress President Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. He said that the people of Godavari districts defeated the YSR Congress candidates during the last elections and that was why Mr. Jagan was trying to rouse the passions in the name of caste.
The incident at Tuni holds a mirror to the politics practiced by the YSR Congress, he said. The Chief Minister alleged that the aim of the YSR Congress was to strike fear in the minds of investors through such incidents.
Seeing the success of the CII summit at Visakhapatnam and Davos tour, Mr. Jagan did not know what to do and was resorting to such evil acts. He also accused him of hatching conspiracy to damage the image of the State.
He urged the TDP leaders to create confidence among members of the Kapu community while also assuring the BCs that their interests would be protected.
He also reviewed the polling in the GHMC elections and observed that Telugu Desam had the chance to win at many places. He asked the TDP functionaries not to leave the polling booths till the last voter exercised his/her franchise. He said that a control room was set up at the TDP’s central office to assess the polling trends.
