Vijayamma calls for United State, mandate for Jagan

Idupulapaya (YSR Kadapa dist): Recalling the turmoil the family had gone through during the past four years and the unflinching support extended by people to them, YSRCP honorary president Y S Vijayamma said here on Sunday that the party had set high moral standards in politics. It has a tough task ahead, which should be fulfilled by keeping the State united and giving a decisive mandate to YS Jaganmohan Reddy for ushering in a welfare State. In her inaugural address at the party’s second plenary, she recalled the early days after the death of YSR, her son being jailed and her daughter hitting the road for padayatra.

VIjayamma said the State was at a crucial juncture and the ensuing elections would decide its future. ‘We will go ahead with our goal and win the final battle which enables Jagan to shape the united State as one of the most prosperous one in the country’.

She accused Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and Leader of Opposition N Chandrababu Naidu of being responsible for the Centre’s decision to divide the State. ‘They have deceived the people throughout’.

She pointed out that the party had explored all available options from submitting resignations, to writing letters, giving affidavits to the President to asking the Governor and the Chief Minister to convene the Assembly to pass a resolution in favour of a united State and giving notice under rule 77. While the government did not respond to the demands, ‘suddenly the Chief Minister emulated us and gave the same notice’. Eventually, the Telangana Bill was sent back but the dilly-dallying of the two leaders was thoroughly exposed.

Vijayamma said situation in the State was reminiscent to that of 2009 and people were suffering as they were in distress during the nine-year TDP misrule. ’Elections are very near. Adversaries will float dissent and malicious propaganda against us. We should retort all such designs’.