Former minister Vasantha Nageswara Rao found fault with the YSR Congress government for diluting Amaravati as capital.
He blamed the government for doing injustice to the farmers of Amaravati who gave their lands for the capital.
A couple of months later, his son, and Mylavaram MLA Vasantha Venkata Krishna Prasad, too made critical comments against the government.
He found fault with the government for arresting NRI Vuyyuru Srinivasa Rao holding him responsible for the stampede in Guntur.
The junior Vasatha said that Srinivasa Rao had been doing a lot of service to the homeland, including the ill-fated event organised in Guntur.
He said that the arrest of the NRI would send wrong signals to the other NRIs who have been spending money on service and developmental activities in their homeland.
He said that Srinivasa Rao had been his close friend and had been serving the people in different forms for several years.
The junior Vasatha said that the actions of the government would scare the NRIs to come back to the State and spend their money on service activities.
He said that several NRIs are engaged in service activities, and they would now have second thoughts on coming to Andhra Pradesh!
