Former Chief Minister and YCP chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy alleged that Chandrababu Naidu-led government has been resorting to `diversion politics’ showing photos of his mother and sister. Jagan visited the families of those who died of diarrhea in Vizianagaram district on Thursday.
Speaking on this occasion, he said that disputes among family members are natural and every family has its own disputes. Likewise, he said his family members are also having some problems. But, he advised the coalition government to stop focusing on disputes in his family, but focus on public issues.
The former Chief Minister assured that they will stand by the families of 14 people who died of diarrhea and he announced a financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh to each family.
Alleging that the Champa river is in a bad state of water and water scheme maintenance renewal was also not done, he lamented for the last five months at least chlorination has not been done. That’s why fresh water is getting polluted, he said.
Jaganmohan Reddy alleged that the government did not react even 14 people die of diarrhea till he had given a tweet on October 19. Wondering that ministers and officials are stating differently about the death toll, he asked if there is a government functioning in the state? Do you act so carelessly? Don’t you care about the lives of the poor? Even after these people died, the YCP chief lamented that at least preventive measures were not taken.
Later, while he was talking to the media, confusion broke out among the people. Jagan expressed his impatience with the people as they did not listen to him. In the press meet, he expressed his anger saying whether he should talk to the media or not?
Jagan, who gave himself the status of `opposition leader’, expressed his anger against the police as if he had the status of leader of the opposition. With this, the locals got angry at Jagan’s behavior. At one stage he turned away from talking to the media. But after the local YCP leaders pacified them Jagan spoke to the media again.