Undoubtedly, in making smart political moves, nobody can match YCP complicated MP Vijay Sai Reddy. His latest attack on the TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu is indeed out of the ordinary and unbelievable. Vijay Sai asked why Naidu was not opening his mouth against the Modi Government’s budget. He wondered why the TDP boss was not raising his voice against the lack of projects and funds in the Central Budget for AP.

Vijay Sai went on to make some arguments that were very curious. He said that as of now, the TDP was not part of the BJP-led alliance of the National Democratic Party (NDA) at the Centre. Vijay Sai was so joyfully saying that the BJP leaders themselves had clarified that there was no tie-up of any sort with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).

In his non-stop attack, Vijay Sai analysed that Chandrababu Naidu was not in a position to clarify his own stand on such important issues like the Union Budget too. In fact, Naidu was shivering to even open his mouth on the Central Budget.

Quite strangely, even in respect of the YCP, only the MPs and Ministers and MLAs were voicing their resentment against the Central Budget but not the Chief Minister directly. On its part, the TDP MPs, MLAs and leaders criticised the budget but not Naidu. Obviously, the two main regional parties in AP were disadvantaged to speak up against the Modi budget.

All Opposition parties including the BJP and the Jana Sena are terming it as a defeat of the YCP unlawful activities after the Supreme Court gave a green signal for the panchayat elections. Even a pro-YCP BJP MP like GVL Narasimha Rao has raised his voice against the Jagan regime following the latest order in favour of the State Election Commission. The epic battle finally came to a close with victory smiling at SEC Ramesh Kumar.

However, YCP firebrand Vijaya Sai Reddy gave his response in his own unmatchable style. He asserted that with the latest Supreme Court order, the YCP has successfully won the hearts of the people. The entire State has seen how the Jagan Reddy Government made all out efforts for the health safety of the people.

Vijayasai asserted that their party has proved yet again that the people’s health was the top most priority for their Government. This was indisputable. Whereas, SEC Ramesh Kumar and former CM Chandrababu Naidu would go down as villains in the eyes of the public.

Undoubtedly, the legal fight between the Jagan regime and the SEC created sensation all over the country. Now, Vijayasai was giving a new interpretation and indicating clearly that the game was not over yet.

Senior Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP V. Vijayasai Reddy on Wednesday questioned why Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo Nara Chandrababu Naidu allegedly blocked a Bharat Ratna award to late Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (NTR).

“During Vajpayee’s time, why did you block Bharat Ratna when they were ready to give,” posed Reddy.

He criticized that Naidu comes out during NTR’s death anniversary or other occasions and demands a Bharat Ratna for the late founder of the TDP.

“You say that you have influenced Central politics, then what did you do in those days? You say you made many people presidents and prime ministers,” demanded the Rajya Sabha MP.

Alluding to the TDP national president, Reddy alleged that the person who backstabbed and claimed the life of NTR now pretends to honour him with giant garlands.

The issue of the Bharat Ratna award to NTR, a long time demand of his fans and supporters, has come to the fore following Civil Supplies Minister Kodali Sri Venkateshwara Rao saying that Naidu will not let the honour come to the former chief minister.

Reddy accused Naidu of plundering public money and calling somebody else a thief.

“People who demolish temples say that desecrations have occurred at the top of their voice,” alleged the Parliamentarian.

he also accused former TDP irrigation minister Devineni Uma of sand corruption allegedly under his watch.

“Who inflated irrigation projects valuations by 100 per cent and plundered public money. Because investigations will start, you have started these dramas,” he asserted.

Reddy also attacked Naidu for ridiculing the governance decentralisation system of ward and village volunteers as people who carry gunny sacks and work for a pittance of Rs 5,000.

“You mocked if a job of Rs 5,000 is a job at all but today a volunteer from Srikakulam went all the way to Bengaluru to deliver an arogyasri card (government health scheme) to save a little girl suffering from cancer,” added the MP.

The AP Police have arrested 13 TDP leaders and 2 BJP leaders in cases of instigating religious violence. Hardly a day has passed since the DGP warned of serious action against statements of provocation. Now, YCP firebrand MP Vijay Sai Reddy has unleashed one more direct attack on the TDP.

The MP said that a yellow gang was going round the State indulging in attacks on the temples and idols. Their only task is to whip up religious feelings and create disturbances between castes. Indirectly referring to the TDP, the MP said that the yellow gang was hell bent on dividing the AP society along caste, religious and regional lines.

Vijaya Sai’s latest attack has got a greater dose of allegations against the rivals. He asked who was spearheading the attacks on temples starting from Ramathertham. In the past few days, the ruling YCP leaders and the AP Police have begun making direct allegations against the TDP. In the process, they were also making minor charges against the BJP. Maybe, this was to make their attack look like a secular attack on all the Opposition parties.

Whatever, the common man on the street right now in AP is wondering at what turn the ongoing temple politics would take in future. Seeing the YCP track record, there is no doubt that more difficult days are ahead for the rival parties leaders and activists.

The YCP Government has been creating one controversy or another in order to take forward its agenda on its policies with respect to lands and house sites. In his latest comments, YCP firebrand MP Vijayasai Reddy is attacking the rivals on the issue of public lands and sites in Visakhapatnam. He is constantly saying that the TDP leaders have occupied many Government lands during their previous regime.

Vijayasai’s total focus has shifted to the Vizag lands. This is triggering doubts in political circles about what the Jagan Reddy regime is up to. Vijay Sai says that their Government will be acting like a custodian of the public property. This is why the encroached lands were seized from the GITAM University. This was the reason why the encroached and illegal structure at Sabbam Hari house was demolished.

Analysts say that the Jagan regime is slowly building up its pressure on the TDP and pushing its leaders to corner. All this is to carry forward its main agenda to shift Executive Capital offices from Amaravati to Vizag soon. Already, 20 months are over but CM Jagan could not achieve what he planned with regard to Capital shifting. Now, the question is whether the YCP can shift Capital amid continuing litigation in the courts.

YCP firebrand MP VijayaSai Reddy triggered a fresh controversy on the start of Coronavirus vaccination in the State. He tweeted a comment that the ‘Corona teeka’ programme would be started from December 25. Counter comments started pouring in asking whether the Jagan Reddy regime was bent upon politicising even the Corona teeka programme by linking it with a festival day.

Only a few days ago, the State Government told the High Court of Andhra Pradesh that the vaccination would be taken up in January and February months. If the vaccination begins on December 25, most likely it would end before the end of January. Then, there would be no problem for conducting the local body elections in February. But, the Government told the High Court that the police and all departments would be busy with the virus vaccination in January and February. This was why the Government could not conduct the local polls in February as per the schedule of State Election Commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar.

Within hours of posting his comment, VijayaSai deleted his twitter post on the vaccinantion beginning from December 25. But the damage was already done. The TDP began asking the Chief Minister for his explanation on the vaccination day.

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The Assembly session is over in Andhra Pradesh. The ruling YCP and the CM did not give any chance to Chandrababu Naidu in the House. The TDP staged protests, walkouts and held press conferences outside most of the time. Now, YCP firebrand MP Vijay Sai Reddy came as usual like the police officer who comes towards the end of the cinema and fires his pistol. Vijay Sai appeared after the end of session and fired his salvo at the TDP chief.
Vijay Sai cautioned that Naidu could no longer hide behind his party favourable media and that he would have to face genuine criticism from the people. All these days, Naidu spent his time in Zoom internet meetings without directly meeting the people. Similarly, Naidu also spent most of his time outside the Assembly during the session.
When Naidu was asking for mike in the House, the ruling YCP and the Speaker did not give much attention to him. When the TDP chief staged walkouts, the YCP accused him of running away from the debates in the House.
The recent session was indeed a big shock to many though it was a short one. Not a single day witnessed a cordial debate between the ruling and the opposition benches.

Lot of public and media attention in Andhra Pradesh is now on the Polavaram project. The Government is forced to explain itself for alleged reduction in the dam height and in R&R package. Apparently embarrassed, Vijayasai targeted and attacked all the rival parties and media at one go.

The YCP MP clarified to them all the Polavaram works were going on at a faster pace. He said that a journalist should treat all politicians equal. That way, ABN Radhakrishna is unfit to be a journalist.

Vijayasai went on to say that Ramoji Rao was not ethical and he should try to follow some discipline. State Election Commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar is acting like a politician. Nimmagadda is behaving as an agent of Chandrababu Naidu. No doubt, Nimmagadda will become the TDP working president after his retirement.

Yuvajana Sramika Congress Party (YSRCP) Rajya Sabha MP on Monday announced the party will support JD(U) MP Harivansh in the election for the post of deputy chairman of the House.

Harivansh had already filed his nomination as the ruling NDA candidate to the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman’s post and is likely to be elected since the BJP-led NDA tally stands at 116 in the 245-member House, which has an effective strength of 244.

The total strength of Rajya Sabha is 245 and the NDA candidate, Harivansh Singh, is expected to win without any hurdle as parties like TRS, YSR, AIADMK also are likely to support the NDA candidate. The JD(U) is pitted against RJD candidate Manoj Jha in the poll. The post of Deputy Chairman of the Upper House fell vacant after the term of Harivansh ended in April.

TRS will abstain from voting: Keshav Rao

While Yuvajana Sramika Congress Party (YSRCP) Rajya Sabha MP on Monday announced the party will support JD(U) MP Harivansh Narayan Singh in the election for the post of deputy chairman of the House, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) stated that it will abstain from voting.

TRS MP K Keshava Rao said the party will abstain from voting during the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman election. Bihar Chief Minister and JD-U leader Nitish Kumar had recently telephoned TRS president and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and informed him that Harivansh will be contesting the election as the candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). He had urged the TRS chief to extend support to Harivansh.

Harivansh had already filed his nomination as the ruling NDA candidate to the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman’s post and is likely to be elected since the BJP-led NDA tally stands at 116 in the 245-member House, which has an effective strength of 244. The total strength of Rajya Sabha is 245 and the NDA candidate, Harivansh Singh, is expected to win without any hurdle as parties like TRS, YSR, AIADMK also are likely to support the NDA candidate. The JD(U) is pitted against RJD candidate Manoj Jha in the poll. The post of Deputy Chairman of the Upper House fell vacant after the term of Harivansh ended in April.