Sharmila takes aim at brother: ‘Jagan pushing Andhra into financial crisis’
Sharmila, who was appointed president of APCC on January 16, took charge on Sunday and arrived at Vijayawada party headquarters in a huge convoy.
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On January 19, she and Jagan shared a few icy moments when he attended her son’s engagement in Hyderabad. Sharmila also singled out Naidu, accusing him of not pursuing the special category status. (Facebook)Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Y S Sharmila, 51, on Sunday launched a direct attack on her brother and Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy while addressing party workers at Vijayawada. This is the first time that Sharmila has criticised her brother.
Stating that Telugu Desam Party’s N Chandrababu Naidu and now Jagan had pushed the state into financial crisis, Sharmila said: “The financial condition of the state is such that we do not even have money to repair the roads. In the last five years of Jagan Reddy’s rule, he has borrowed Rs 3 lakh crore. Before that, Naidu borrowed Rs 2 lakh crore. When the state was bifurcated, we had a debt of Rs 1 lakh crore, now it has risen to Rs 6-7 lakh crore. Do we have a capital city? Do we have at least a metro? Are government employees receiving salaries on time? What will you all say if I ask did any development take place in the past five years of Jagan Reddy and YSRCP rule?” Sharmila said, which was replied with a loud “No”. She said Dalits were under attack in the state and sand mafia had become powerful and were ruling the state.
Sharmila, who was appointed president of APCC on January 16, took charge on Sunday and arrived at Vijayawada party headquarters in a huge convoy. Police initially halted the procession, saying the Congress had not taken permission but as Sharmila sat on a dharna, the police let the convoy proceed.
On January 19, she and Jagan shared a few icy moments when he attended her son’s engagement in Hyderabad. Sharmila also singled out Naidu, accusing him of not pursuing the special category status.
“If Andhra was granted SCS status, we would have got industries and development, and youth would have got employment opportunities, but Naidu failed to do it. He and Jagan have cheated the state… even Jagan who made a big issue of SCS did not pursue the matter with the Centre. The BJP is denying SCS status to Andhra but both Jagan and Naidu support the BJP. Even after 10 years of bifurcation, we do not have a capital city. Naidu did not complete Amaravati, while Jagan has not made any city as capital,’’ she said.
Sharmila who had launched YSR Telangana Party, which she merged with the Congress, has never criticised her brother before.
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