Observing that Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy, has been running his YSRCP like a private limited company, TDP politburo member, Varla Ramaiah, on Tuesday felt that the people of the State do not like Jagan to come back to power.

Ramaiah told media persons that Jagan should be transferred out of power but not his party MLAs, who are now being shifted from their sitting Assembly segments. The TDP politburo member felt that it is really imprudent that 12 Dalit MLAs have been shifted from their sitting seats and it is nothing but part of the game to see to it that they do not get stabilised politically.

“Are the Dalit MLAs not fit to recontest the elections from their sitting segments,” he asked and felt that Mr Jagan has been humiliating the Dalit community who elected him to power by reposing faith in him. In the recent public meeting at Tirupati, Deputy Chief Minister, Narayana Swamy, who is a senior citizen, was seen standing on the dais with folded hands, the Reddys were seen sitting in the chairs, he said.

Long ago the great Dr BR Ambedkar had said that only goats are used for sacrificial offerings but not lions, Ramaiah said that this is the reason why 12 Dalit MLAs have been sacrificed. The sin committed by killing 188 Dalits cannot be wiped out by installing the 125-feet tall Dr Ambedkar statue, he remarked.

Former minister, Dokka Manikya Vara Prasad, is feeling humiliated for joining the YSRCP from the TDP, he said and felt that the installation of the Dr Ambedkar statue only for political gain. Jagan is well aware of the public mood that they do not want him to come back to power, Ramaiah said and stated that a private limited company launched by Jagan is named after YSR and the MPs and MLAs are those who work for this company.

The CEO, managing director and the chairman transfer the employees as they wish and this is how the YSRCP is functioning, Ramaiah remarked. “For the first time in my service I have been experiencing that MPs and MLAs are being shifted,” he said.

Ramaiah is of the strong belief that Jagan has miserably failed to run his political party and the revolt by the MLAs is an example for this. Also, he is not fit to be the Chief Minister of the State and thus he should be shifted from here, the TDP politburo member said.

Jagan is under total confusion as to where he should go from here, Ramaiah said and felt that Jagan will not get even the leader of the Opposition status in the coming days. The YSRCP leaders themselves are admitting this, Ramaiah added.

Since the Director General of Police (DGP) has not given his appointment even after repeated requests, there is no question of visiting the office in future, declared TDP politburo member, Varla Ramaiah, on Tuesday.

“I have made several requests to the DGP seeking his appointment to lodge a complaint on the tapping of the phones of the TDP leaders. I have also sent a mail to the DGP’s office much in advance and though there is no response from the officials I personally visited the office to lodge a complaint on the issue and to seek action against those responsible for tapping the phones of the TDP leaders. Still, I was not allowed to file a complaint and thus I have decided not to visit the DGP office in future,” a deeply hurt Ramaiah told media persons here.

Pointing out that the ruling YSRCP leaders are simply walking into the DGP office, Ramaiah made it clear that not only he but also any other TDP leader will approach the DGP office for making any complaint. “We are not approaching the DGP for any kind of help but only to lodge a complaint and why the senior officer is not allowing us to raise the issues,” he asked.

The statement by none other than a Cabinet Minister, Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy, after tapping the phones of some persons, has made a statement in the media that he caught hold of the persons responsible for tapping the phones, is a clear indication that the phones in the State are being intercepted, the TDP politburo member stated.

Asking the DGP as to why he has not allowed the TDP leaders to meet him for lodging a complaint on phone-tapping, Ramaiah felt that if the matter is taken to the notice of the national media the DGP will get embarrassed.

Stating that ever since the DGP has taken charge, he did not allow anyone to meet him, Ramaiah asked whether the senior most police officer in the State treats ruling party leaders with respect and the leaders of the Opposition parties in a different manner.

He is of the opinion that the DGP, for reasons not known, is not willing to meet the TDP leaders and asked what is the sin the TDP leaders had committed. “I feel that the DGP is not discharging his duties properly,” Ramaiah felt.

Asking whether the DGP is superior to the Governor of the State, Ramaiah said the TDP leaders got the appointment of the First Citizen of the State but could not get the DGP’s appointment. He wanted the Chief Minister to focus on the style of functioning of the DGP. Hereafter the TDP will forward all the matters to the DGP only through mail and will not personally visit the office, Ramaiah made it clear.

TDP senior leader and the party politburo member, Varla Ramaiah, on Tuesday alleged that the state government was tapping the telephones of the opposition TDP leaders. He alleged that the ruling YSR Congress was taking advantage of being in power to tap the phones of the opposition party leaders.

Speaking to media persons, Ramaiah said that the social media wing in the YSR Congress was using the government to tap the phones of the opposition party leaders. The telephone tapping started with Sajjala Bhargava Reddy taking charge as the social media incharge of the YSR Congress, he alleged.

The TDP leader alleged that the YSR Congress was misusing the power by going into the lives of the people through phone tapping. He alleged that chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, government advisor Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy and YSR Congress social media incharge Sajjala Bharva Reddy were listening to the conversations of the opposition party leaders.

Ramaiah said that ministers Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy, Gudivada Amarnath have agreed to the phone tapping by the government and the ruling party. He also said that YSR Congress MLA Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy too had alleged about phone tapping and later he was suspended from the party.

Ramaiah also blamed the police for acting as the ruling party leaders. He found fault with DGP K V Rajendranath Reddy for not giving appointment to the TDP leaders. He said that the DGP had given appointments to every leader in the ruling party but not to the opposition leaders. He alleged that the biased attitude of the DGP was to benefit the ruling party.

He wanted the DGP to give appointments to the opposition parties to raise the issues of law and order and increasing crime against women. He wanted the police to be impartial and maintain dignity and decorum by not being the agents of the ruling party.

TDP politburo member, Varla Ramaiah, on Saturday came down heavily on Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy, and his team, holding them responsible for the attachment of the residence of former chief minister, Chandrababu Naidu, on the Karakatta road in Amaravati.

“Jagan and his team are enjoying malicious delight by creating hurdles to the Opposition parties while the State Cabinet Ministers and the ruling party MLAs are acting like street-rowdies thus taking illicit pleasure,” Ramaiah remarked while talking to media persons at the party headquarters here.

“The vicious delight that chief advisor to the Government, Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy, expressed while talking to media persons on Friday stating that Chandrababu Naidu’s residence on Karakatta road was attached, is really shocking,” the TDP politburo member felt.

Is it the Chief Minister’s intention that there should be no Opposition and Opposition Leader in the State, Ramaiah asked and questioned the State Government whether this is the reason as to why several hurdles are being created to Chandrababu’s movements in the State.

When the rented building in which Chandrababu is residing is confiscated, the rift is naturally between the owner of the building, Lingamaneni Ramesh, and the Government, Ramaiah said and asked why is the Government dragging Chandarbabu’s name into the dispute.

The TDP politburo member questioned the State Government as to why hurdles are being created to Chandrababu without according permission to him to construct a house in Kuppam. Does Jagan not like Chandrababu to construct his own house, he asked. Pointing out that when Jagan, as the Leader of the Opposition, wanted to construct a house in Tadepalle, Chandarbabu, in his capacity as the chief minister, gave permission on a war footing basis, Ramaiah expressed surprise as to why Jagan is now creating hurdles.

TDP general secretary, Varla Ramaiah, on Thursday, wrote a letter to the Election Commission complaining violation of election code by the ruling YSR Congress leaders.

He said that there was a gross violation of fundamental rights and rule of law in the name of implementing election Model Code of Conduct (MCC) as a part of MLC elections 2023 to Graduates’ constituencies.

Accordingly, Nara Lokesh, TDP General Secretary and MLC, who was carrying out a party programme, ‘Yuvagalam padayatra’ was given notices repeatedly and was sent out of his camp at Kurabalakota mandal in the name of election code, he said.

As per the election code, no public meeting shall be convened or held, no campaign shall be held in the period of 48 hours ending with the hour fixed for the close of poll, he said. As per the election code, no outsiders shall stay in the constituency in the same period of 48 hours, he added.

Accordingly, Lokesh left Kurabalakota respecting the election code and only continued Yuvagalam Padayatra from 14th March 2023 after the completion of polling on 13th March 2023, Ramaiah said in the letter.

However, March 12, 2023, YSRCP MP P V Midhun Reddy along with several YSRCP leaders came to Thamballapalle. Meanwhile, several YSRCP followers took a public rally from Kurabalakota mandal to Thamballapalle YSRCP office, he said. A large number of YSRCP supporters gathered at the Thamballapalle YSRCP office and shouted slogans in support of the YSRCP, he alleged.

Midhun Reddy addressed the press along with YSRCP MLAs Chintala Ramachandra Reddy, Peddireddy Dwarakanath Reddy, Nawaz Basha, ZP Chairperson Srinivasulu, MP Reddappa and others, the TDP leader said. Most of them present there are outsiders to Thamballapalle and do not have a vote like Lokesh in that constituency, he pointed out.

It appears that rule of law and equality before law has been left to air by the concerned election authorities in Annamayya district. Section 126, of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, categorically prohibits holding of public meetings in the period of 48 hours ending with the hour fixed for the close of poll, when the election campaign comes to an end, Ramaiah said.

In this backdrop, it is requested to take criminal action against the violators of election MCC and ensure that democracy is safeguarded and enriched, he said. Simultaneously, local police may be directed to register a case against the culprits for blatantly violating election laws and to take suitable action, he complained.

TDP politburo member and senior party leader, Varla Ramaiah, on Monday felt that the time has come for the senior police officials in the State to undertake reorientation classes since they are functioning under the directions of Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy, totally malaigning the whole system.

Talking to media persons, Ramaiah said that the entire police setup in the State got divided into two sections, one which is toeing the line of the Chief Minister and the other strictly following the norms. ”After closely observing the functioning of majority of the police officials, we have come to an understanding that these officials need to undergo reorientation classes on Indian Penal Code (IPC), police manual and other issues,” Ramaiah remarked.

Which legislation has directed the police officials to cause obstructions to TDP president, Nara Chandrababu Naidu’s programmes and let off the YSRCP leaders, Ramaiah asked. He is of the opinion that the State police system, which once has won the reputation of the Scotland police has fallen to the level of taking reorientation classes is only because of Jagan Mohan Reddy.

Pointing out that the Palnadu police tied the ropes to Chandrababu’s residence when he was about to move out to meet the affected Dalits families at Atmakur and later when the TDP supremo visited Amaravathi stones were pelted at his vehicle. ”Which Act permitted the police to tie ropes to Chandrababu Naidu’s residence and to pelt stones at his vehicle,” Ramaiah questioned.

The then Director General of Police Goutam Sawang, said that the public have utilised their right to throw stones and chappals at the Opposition leader. The same DGP later had admitted it as a mistake before the court, he said and felt that had some sincere IPS officer been there in his place he would have submitted his resignation immediately.

When Chandrababu visited Visakhapatnam, the local police did not allow him to move out of the airport, Ramaiah said and stated that DGP, Rajendra Nath Reddy did not give his appointment for the past one year to any leader from the Opposition parties. Under whose directions the DGP is acting like this, he asked.

Since the police officials are acting in a totally different manner at different places, they need to undergo reorientation classes, Ramaiah remarked.