TDP Woke Up To SCS Only After YSRCP Intensified Protest: AP BJP MLA

2 Feb, 2019 17:05 IST|Sakshi
BJP MLA Vishnu Kumar Raju

Amaravati: BJP MLA Vishnu Kumar Raju heavily came down heavily upon the TDP leadership over its stand on Special Category Status(SCS) to Andhra Pradesh.

He said, it was after the leader of Opposition Andhra Pradesh Assembly and YSR Congress party president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy raised his voice against the Special package, demanding SCS to AP that TDP left BJP. It was only then that the TDP began to raise the issue of SCS to AP, he said.

The BJP MLA observed that till four years when the TDP was with BJP, the alliance was smooth, but when YS Jagan started demanding SCS for the state, the TDP out of fear of losing the elections left the alliance. Vishnu Kumar Raju added, TDP is dubbing BJP as the reason behind the issue which is just an excuse to betray BJP.

Meanwhile several of the TDP leaders in the assembly obstructed to Vishnu Kumar Raju making his point, but he still continued. The BJP leader remarked that Congress is a 120-year-old party, and TDP came into existence opposing the Congress, but now has forged an alliance with the same Congress.

Minister Atchannaidu was seen hindering Vishnu Kumar Raju’s speech in between. The TDP Minister questioned Vishnu Kumar Raju why BJP MLA Akula Satyanarayana resigned to the party. Countering this question Vishnu Kumar Raju replied that the minister should answer why Meda Mallikarjuna Reddy left the party and why TDP has not made the 23 turncoat MLAs, who joined the party to resign.

Meanwhile, Minister Kalava Srinivasulu took a jibe at Vishnu Kumar Raju and said, as you are supporting YSRCP, you must be joining the party. Responding to the statement Vishnu Kumar Raju replied after two months, it will be known who is going to join which party and who will leave the House.

In the meantime, Atchannaidu demanded the discussion should be on the bifurcation issues only. The BJP MLA added, it is because of this behaviour of TDP leaders other members are not even attending the sessions.

Talking about the new highways built in the state he quoted that in 2014, when BJP came to power the length of highways passing through the state was 4,193 kilometres and now it stands at 7,246 kilometres.

Vishnu Kumar Raju reminded that Minister Ayyana Patrudu was all praise for the BJP government. He criticized TDP leadership by saying they are only worried about votes but not development. If anyone points their mistakes out, they link the name of the member with the opposition, he remarked.

He questioned TDP over the letter sent to Union government and their support to the BJP. Vishnu Kumar reminded that TDP leadership was all praise for the Special package instead of SCS to the state.

Since YS Jagan intensified the fight for SCS, TDP has left BJP, and started making statements against BJP he remarked. The BJP leader revealed how TDP came to power with forging an alliance with Pawan Kalyan and BJP. Till recently TDP called YSRCP, BJP, Jana Sena as villains but now they have sidelined Pawan and added KCR, he observed. He questioned TDP if they are going to continue the alliance with Congress in the upcoming elections.

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