Jagan files nomination from Pulivendula amid fanfare, blames sisters for politicising killing of Vivekananda

Kadapa: YSRCP president and Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday filed nomination from Pulivendula in Kadapa district amid fanfare.

Speaking on the occasion, he said people have to decide the successor of late YSR, not those who have joined hands with others trying to erase his name from people's minds. He said his cousin and Kadapa MP Y.S. Avinash has done no wrong, and he strongly believed it denying the charges made by his sister and APCC president Y.S. Sharmila. Kadapa LS poll is seeing a fight between Avinash and Sharmila.

He said the Opposition is using his two sisters Sharmila and Sunita, daughter of Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy, who was murdered on the eve of 2019 elections.

Jagan said the people have to decide the successor of the legendary leader Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, who brought development to Pulivendula and later taken to greater heights by the YSRCP Government, not those who joined hands with others trying to erase his name from the people's minds during the public meeting before filing his nomination in Pulivendula.

Taking a dig at the Opposition leaders, he said “unable to face me alone in the political arena, TDP-JSP-BJP is united to conspire against me. Unfortunately, my two sisters (referring to Sharmila and Sunita) are being used as part of their conspiracy.”

He asked the people to remember who worked to erase the reputation of the late YSR by filing cases and mentioning his name in the chargesheet, post his demise.

“It was Congress which tried to hide YSR legacy. Congress didn’t even receive as many votes as NOTA did. Further, Congress was responsible for Andhra Pradesh’s bifurcation and neglected to include the special category status in the state reorganization act. Will anyone vote for the Congress that has broken the state?” asked Jagan.

He noted that voting for Congress is like voting for Chandrababu Naidu. “Who will benefit if our votes are divided? It will be Chandrababu and BJP,” said Jagan.

“The people of this district know, who killed my uncle Vivekananda Reddy. Isn't it true that Vivekananda had a second wife? Are the questions raised by Avinash in many interviews not reasonable? Avinash has done nothing wrong, and I strongly believe that, so I gave the ticket for him to contest the election,” asserts CM Jagan.

The Chief Minister added that they are trying to destroy Avinash Reddy's life. “Our younger sisters have become part of the opposition conspiracy. They are hanging around with those who unfairly defeated Chinnanna (Uncle Vivekananda) in the MLC election. And people should be aware of the opposition’s conspiracy to gain political mileage,” said the Chief Minister.