Demanding an unqualified apology from TDP Whip Chintamaneni Prabhakar for his uncharitable remarks during a Janmabhoomi programme at Madepalli village where pension cards were distributed, YSR Congress has said the State has been showing discrimination in implementing the welfare schemes and converting Government functions into a Party programmme.

“The TDP MLA has said: enjoy shamelessly the pensions and worship Chandrababu Naidu by garlanding his photo in your house while giving the cards during Janmbhoomi programme which is highly objectionable. He should apologise and the Party should suspend him if he was speaking in his individual capacity and clarify if what he spoke was the party line,” YSR Congress spokesperson U Kalpana told reporters here on Tuesday.

The Janmabhoomi programme has been converted into Party programme and welfare schemes are doled out only to and by TDP workers. Village Committees are formed to scrutinize the beneficiaries for pensions and ration cards for which the consent of the local sarpach is a must. If the sarpanch belongs to YSRCP, the local TDP leaders are ignoring the elected representatives of local bodies and are directly finalizing the list of beneficiaries which is against the spirit of democracy, she said.

YSR has implemented welfare schemes looking beyond party affiliations and all sections of people were benefitted but TDP is following the principle of only favouring its cadre and sidelining YSRCP sympathizers.

The so called committees have weeded out over 10 lakhs pension and 23 lakh ration cards on party lines and the distribution of pension and ration cards during Janmabhoomi programmes is nothing but a Party programme as leaders of opposition party are being ignored. The TDP MLA’s remarks are highly objectionable and we demand an apology she said.