Botsa accuses Vijayamma of politicising Jagan's arrest

Pradesh Congress Committee president Botsa Satyanarayana on Wednesday criticised YSR Congress party honorary president Y S Vijayamma for leveling baseless charges against the Congress party to get people’s sympathy over her son Jagan Mohan Reddy’s arrest.

Talking to media persons at Gandhi Bhavan, Botsa Satyanarayana said that Vijayamma has been leveling baseless charges against the ruling party to save the illegal properties of Jagan Mohan Reddy. He said that he never expected that Vijayamma would stoop to such level to save YSR Congress party's image.

Botsa condemned Vijayamma for using double standards over the resignation of 18 MLAs. Stating that Vijayamma claimed that 18 MLAs resigned for the farmers' cause, he said that now she has changed the tone to claim that the MLAs have resigned for Jagan Mohan Reddy. He called upon electorate to understand the double-speaking of Vijayamma and teach a fitting lesson to YSR Congress party candidates in the ensuing by-elections.

The PCC chief also expressed serious concern over politicisation the death of former chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy by Vijayamma to get mileage in the by-elections. He said that the Congress party would go to the election campaign with the government welfare schemes and the slogan of anti-corruption.

Responding to Bobbili MLA Venkata Sujay Krishna Ranga Rao quitting from the Congress, he said that the leaders wereresigning from the Congress party to protect their own selfish interests. However, he admitted that there was no danger to the government and the leaders would know the reality once the by-election results are declared.