Jagan, Naidu have no right to criticise Congress: Chiranjeevi

                                                                  

Mr. Chiranjeevi addressed several meetings on Monday during his election road shows at many villages in Indukuripeta and Buchireddypalem mandals of the Kovur Assembly segment, which is going to by-poll on March 18. His meetings evoked good response with youth and women coming in good numbers irrespective of their party affiliations.

Mr. Chiranjeevi took a dig at YSR Congress Party president Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, saying that the latter had no moral right to criticise the Congress in view of the fact that it was the political platform for their family from the beginning. He asserted that the YSRCP leaders should not talk about values, as they were steeped in corruption. Referring to criticism by TDP leaders, Mr. Chiranjeevi hit back saying that the Opposition leader N. Chandrababu Naidu began his political career with the Congress and it was surprising that he was now making baseless comments against the very ideology of the Congress

 Congress leader K. Chiranjeevi has called upon the people of Kovur Assembly segment to reject the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and YSR Congress Party saying that they are stained with politics of deception and corruption respectively.

The president of erstwhile Praja Rajyam Party has asked the voters to vote for the Congress nominee Polamreddy Srinivasulu Reddy with a good majority in tune with the expectations that rose after the merger of Praja Rajyam with the Congress.

. “What is wrong if I join the Congress? It seems a party is clean if Mr. Chandrababu stays in it. Otherwise it is bad. This kind of attitude is not correct and people will not accept this,” he added.

Mr. Chiranjeevi said that their party nominee got nearly 23,000 votes in 2009 elections and this time, this strength should combine with the Congress strength to fetch a handsome victory of the Congress candidate in the by-poll. He asserted that the welfare and development programmes being implemented by the Kiran Kumar Reddy government for farmers, women and young people would stand the party in good stead.

Congress candidate Srinivasulu Reddy was atop the campaign vehicle along with Mr. Chiranjeevi. Finance Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy, in-charge Minister Pitani Satyanarayana and others were present.