APCC new president Y S Sharmila on Sunday appealed to the supporters of late Dr Y S Rajasekhar Reddy to come to the Congress and work to realise his dreams of bringing Congress to power. She wanted the YSR supporters to join hands with her to realise his dreams.

Sharmila took the charge as the APCC president at a private function hall and addressed the rank and file. She said that Dr Rajasekhar Reddy had always wanted to see Rahul Gandhi as prime minister of the country. She said that the dream would come true only if all the supporters of Dr Reddy joined her.

She said that she is ready to work for the ideals of her father and wanted everyone to support her. She also said that any vote given to the TDP or the YSR Congress would help the BJP strengthen in Delhi. She said that both the parties were supporting the BJP in Delhi despite the BJP not doing anything for Andhra Pradesh.

She said that both the TDP and the YSR Congress have compromised with the BJP leadership despite the party not giving the special category status to the state. While the Congress had promised the special category status, the BJP wanted to give it for 10 years. However, the special category status was not given to the state even after ten years of bifurcation, she said.

The special category status would have brought industries to the state with the incentives offered by the Central government. The industries would have given jobs to the locals, she said. Now, with no special category status, there are no industries and no jobs for the people, she said.

She also blamed both the TDP and the YSR Congress for neglecting the Polavaram project. She said that the project was started by Dr Rajasekhar Reddy who completed the right and left main canals. The TDP and the YSR Congress have failed to complete the project even after ten years, she said.