Lokesh described the approval as a “milestone for the state’s development” and a moment of relief for farmers and citizens who had faced years of uncertainty.
Less than 24 hours after TDP supporters allegedly attacked the house of former minister and YSRCP leader Ambati Rambabu, another incident of violence was reported on Saturday
Hoping to recreate the past magic, the YSRCP chief announced the padayatra while addressing party activists in Eluru, while accusing the TDP-led NDA government of severely weakening every institution in the state.
Reddy said that the Constitution does not define the term “capital”, hence any place where the chief minister and the executive function from can serve as a capital. He also criticised Naidu’s push for building the greenfield capital city.
The YSRCP suffered a crushing defeat in the bypoll, which was marred by violence and allegations of electoral malpractices in Pulivendula, considered to be the home turf of the Opposition leader.
After the BJP refused to allot party ticket to rebel YSRCP MP K Raghu Rama Krishna Raju for the Narasapuram Lok Sabha seat it was up to Naidu to accommodate him at Undi Assembly seat.
Former TDP MP and senior advocate Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar has written to the chief election commissioner complaining that the Apple iPhone of TDP’s national general secretary Nara Lokesh has been tapped by unknown agencies using Pegasus software.
TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu has promised to conduct a caste census in the state in order to counter the YSRCP which had already announced to do so just a couple of months before the elections were declared.
The Union Home Ministry has upgraded the security provided to TDP general secretary Nara Lokesh to the Z plus category but it has not gone down well with the ruling YSRCP which criticised the move.
Following its alliance with BJP and Jana Sena, Chandrababu Naidu’s party is contesting from 17 Lok Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh.
