VIJAYAWADA: Accusing APCC chief YS Sharmila Reddy of parroting the words of TDP supremo, YSRCgeneral secretary and government advisor Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy claimed that she targeted her brother and Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in a bid to make Chandrababu Naidu the CM rather than seeking support for making Rahul Gandhi the Prime Minister.
Finding fault with Sharmila’s tone against Jagan, Sajjala wondered why she suddenly left Telangana and came to Andhra Pradesh, “where the Congress is non-existent”.
“Her comments are upsetting. What does she even know about the Congress and its leaders, except for a few like KVP Ramachandra Rao and N Raghuveera Reddy. She is aware of the harassment meted out by the party to her father YS Rajasekhara Reddy. Congress leader P Shankar Rao in connivance with late TDP leader K Yerrannaidu and others had lodged a complaint against Jagan at the behest of Sonia Gandhi,” Sajjala alleged. He recalled that Sharmila had once supported her brother and was now calling him a dictator.
Seeking to know whose interests Sharmila was serving by shifting to Andhra Pradesh, he pointed out that the Congress had secured only 1.17% votes in the 2019 elections, which was less than NOTA (1.28%).
He further advised Sharmila to use her influence to strengthen the Congress in Telangana. Alleging that Naidu was using Sharmila to divide ‘YSR’ votes, Sajjala asserted, “She cannot divide anti-incumbency votes, so she is targeting traditional votes that YSR has.” Asserting that Jagan is striving to get SCS for AP, the government advisor explained that the Chief Minister was maintaining a cordial relation with the Centre to get all possible assistance for the State.
YSRC regional coordinator YV Subba Reddy, too, ridiculed Sharmila and claimed that she did not know anything about the State. Speaking to reporters in Visakhapatnam, he said he would show her how the State has been developed, if she was ready to see it. “The people who will decide who the real heir of YSR is,” he noted. Further, he mocked Sharmila for touring Telangana and later not contesting in the polls.