VIJAYAWADA: YSRCP MLAs have once again decided to boycott the budget session of the Legislative Assembly, while the party’s MLCs will continue to participate. The decision was taken at the YSRCP Legislative Party meeting, chaired by party president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.
The boycott is a consequence of the denial of Leader of Opposition status to Jagan Mohan Reddy, despite YSRCP being the sole opposition party in the Assembly.
On Thursday, the second day of the ongoing session, none of the party’s MLAs were present in the House. On the opening day, Jagan and his MLAs marked a brief presence of about 11 minutes during the
Governor’s Address to the Joint Session of the Legislative Assembly and Council.
During the meeting, explaining the strategy, Jagan alleged that the government was deliberately suppressing the opposition’s voice by denying recognition to YSRCP as the principal opposition party.
He pointed out that such recognition would entitle the Leader of the Opposition to equal speaking time as the Chief Minister, something the ruling party was unwilling to concede.
While MLAs stay away from the Assembly, Jagan directed the party’s MLCs to use their strength in the Council to raise public issues forcefully.
He urged them to prepare thoroughly, present evidence-backed arguments, and question the government on matters ranging from corruption scandals to administrative failures.
Jagan also addressed the ongoing TTD laddu ghee controversy, accusing Chandrababu Naidu of fabricating lies and spreading misinformation against YSRCP.
He clarified that the rejected ghee tankers re-entered TTD only after Naidu assumed office, and insisted that Naidu must answer for the lapses and apologise to the people. Jagan further alleged that the coalition government was riddled with scams, citing the transfer of `5,000 crore worth of land in Visakhapatnam to Naidu’s relatives.
Concluding his remarks, Jagan motivated party members by assuring them that hard work and sincerity would be rewarded. He expressed confidence that YSRCP would return to power in the next election.