AP Minister slams Opposition for criticism over GO on rallies, roadshows

Amaravati AP Minister for Education Botsa Satyanarayana on Saturday took strong exception to the Opposition parties remarks on GO 1 and suggested them go study the content before making further comments.

Addressing the media here, he said that TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu and his friendly media are unnecessarily creating a ruckus over the GO meant to regulate public gatherings to safeguard people.

"It does not restrain rallies and meetings and explains the disadvantages of conducting rallies and meetings on roads and highways," he stated.

Explaining the reasons for issuing GO, he blamed Naidu's self promotion mission for the stampede deaths at Kandukuru and Guntur, besides causing injuries to many.

To protect the public interests, the State Government has issued orders to safeguard the public and prevent recurrence of unfortunate incidents. An inquiry was ordered by the government to find the lapses during the recent meetings of the TDP chief, he said, adding that it's not prudent on part of Naidu to blame YSRCP for the unfortunate incidents.

The Minister also took a dig at Naidu for violating the orders during his recent visit to Kuppam. Instead he should tender an open apology to the public and should own the responsibility for the stampede deaths, he said.

He said that Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan will only express the ideology of Naidu, ignoring the public interests.