YSR Congress party on Tuesday slammed the Telugu Desam Party-led coalition government led by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu for neglecting Andhra Pradesh’s vital interests while resorting to diversionary politics and personal attacks in the assembly.
YSRCP state general secretary S V Satish Reddy expressed alarm over Chandrababu Naidu’s silence on Karnataka’s plans to raise the height of Almatti Dam, warning that it would deprive Andhra Pradesh of 100 TMCs of Krishna water, paralyze irrigation and drinking supply, intensify drought in Rayalaseema, and halt inflows to Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar.
“As a coalition partner at the Centre, Chandrababu Naidu must stop this. His failure is nothing but a curse on the state,” Satish said.
He warned that ignoring people’s problems will invite backlash.
“Almatti is about survival. If the government fails, YSRCP will fight at the Centre to protect Andhra Pradesh’s rights,” he declared.
He noted that the assembly has been reduced to targeting Jagan Mohan Reddy instead of addressing real issues.
Farmers are dumping crops for a lack of support price, pensioners have not received new pensions, and critical issues like the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant privatization are ignored.
Calling Chandrababu the architect of character assassination politics, Satish cited the Balakrishna–Chiranjeevi episode, questioning why Balakrishna has not apologized and why Lokesh remains silent while the yellow media defends him.
He condemned the illegal arrests of social media activists, misuse of power, and shielding of leaders, reminding that courts had censured the government in the liquor case bail hearings.
On the Kodela suicide issue, Satish said it was falsely politicized, noting the assembly only moved court over unreturned furniture.
