AP Congress president Y S Sharmila said that she did not meet her brother and AP Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy expecting anything good from him. She said that her mother, Vijayamma, is a witness to her meeting with Jagan Mohan Reddy. She further said that she had met him only once in the past and second time to invite him to her son’s engagement.
Speaking to the media during the Republic Day celebrations at the party office – Andhra Rathna Bhavan – here, Sharmila said that she was not expecting anything from her brother. She wanted him to work for the welfare and uplift of the people as the chief minister.
She said that she is Y S Sharmila and is daughter of Dr Y S Rajasekhar Reddy. She would be called Y S Sharmila and not anything else. She said that her father, Dr Rajasekhar Reddy had named her son as Raja Reddy and that would remain a link with the family.
Referring to the state government, Sharmila said that people who kill Dalits are welcomed into the YSR Congress. They are moving close to the powers that be, she said. He blamed the government for neglecting the welfare and development of the Dalits. She said that Ambedkarism is not about putting up Ambedkar statues but implementing what Dr Ambedkar had said.
She also alleged that the government was diverting the SC, ST funds to the ruling party leaders. The ruling party leaders were making money while the Dalits were starving. She wanted the government to give funds to the Dalits and weaker sections and restore all the schemes meant for them.
She also said that the YSR Congress was not treating the weaker sections equally. She wanted the people to teach a fitting lesson to the YSR Congress in the coming elections. She also appealed to the people to vote against the YSR Congress and ensure that the Congress is restored to power in the state.
The APCC president said that only Congress would develop the state and work for the development of every section of the society. She also maintained that only Congress has the national vision to develop the state and its people. The regional parties would only enjoy power and do not work for the people, she said.
