TDP DECRIES ‘ILLEGAL’ ARREST OF EX-MINISTER KOLLU RAVINDRA

TDP general secretary and MLC Nara Lokesh on Thursday slammed Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy for ‘misusing’ official machinery to target and harass the Opposition TDP leaders for cheap political mileage.

Nara Lokesh condemned the ‘illegal’ arrest of former Minister Kollu Ravindra saying that the adamant Chief Minister was apparently deriving diabolical pleasure out of such false arrests and fake cases. He is known to be a simple and friendly person whose arrest is highly regrettable.

In a statement, Nara Lokesh deplored that Jaganmohan Reddy was focusing on deriving sadistic pleasure instead of working with a vision for the well-being and development of the people. A good Chief Minister would derive satisfaction by bringing in development projects but Jaganmohan Reddy is enjoying demolishing and destroying the state.

Nara Lokesh hit back at the YCP leaders saying that ‘Kodikathi’ Jaganmohan Reddy and ‘Tapikathi’ Kodali Venkateswara Rao (Nani) would never be able to demoralise Kollu Ravindra. The TDP army would be unstoppable and rise with greater resistance against the chaotic policies of the YCP regime. Some officials were conniving with the ruling party leaders to harass the TDP leaders. Such erring officials would have to face serious consequences like sharing jail food with Jaganmohan Reddy.

Earlier, Nara Lokesh asked whether it was a crime under the Jagan faction rule for any candidate to contest the elections on the TDP ticket. The Jaganmohan Reddy blue gang grew jealous of the huge support coming for the TDP candidate. They eventually set afire the lush green fields of TDP supporter and Dalit person Kallabotula Ranganna.

Nara Lokesh said that Ranganna’s only crime was to campaign for TDP candidate Bandi Shamshad Begum in the 13th ward in Adoni Municipality in the Kurnool district. It was only out of sheer vengeance that the YCP leaders set fire to coconut, teak, and red sander plantations in over 10 acres belonging to Ranganna. Condemning the attack, Nara Lokesh accused the Chief Minister of pursuing his faction-driven vendetta politics even after the election process was complete. 

The general public, regardless of their political affiliations, hates the Jaganmohan Reddy’s mark politics. The day is not far off when all sections of people would revolt and rebel against the Jaganmohan Reddy anarchic rule.