There is rising political tension in Andhra Pradesh as the former leadership of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has started criticizing Jagan Mohan Reddy. For some added drama, Jagan’s sister, Sharmila, is also attacking him on property issues. Amidst all this, YSRCP has been promptly countering all these allegations. Perni Nani recently responded to allegations made by Balineni who is now a Jana Sena Party candidate by stating that he speaks politically.
The leadership within the YSR Congress Party, Balineni blamed the property tussle between Jagan and Sharmila as bringing discredit to their father’s great legacy. He called on both siblings to be as upright as their mother, Vijayamma. Perni Nani reacted by posing a counter-question to Balineni about why he is now becoming important when he had left the YSRCP and is supposed to show impartiality being in such a high position.
Nani has now used this opportunity to slam the Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu by pointing fingers at him by saying that during the campaign time of elections, Chandrababu Naidu has lied by saying he does not increase the electricity rates. He said that the total amounts to a burden of ₹6,000 crores for the public exchequer. He questions why prices for essentials go through the roof under a coalition government and asks proof as to how Naidu claims his rate hikes are the same as sanctioned by the Supreme Court ruling.
Another criticism Nani did to the present government is about the fact that they have run into alarming ₹47,000 crores in debt in the mere five months in spite of claims to raise wealth. Naidu has been accused by Nani of misplacing the money created during the regime of Jagan. Also, the government’s promise of “free sand” was attacked with words when he said that it is not free and that prices have touched the sky. He ended the session by questioning what had come out of the illegal rice ruckus at Kakinada, continuing issues that are left unresolved in the state.
With increasing political tension, Andhra Pradesh citizens are closely following events since they expect things to get hot for their state leaders.