YSRCP lodges complaint against Naidu

                                                                           

The row raging over YSRCP president Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's controversial visit to the temple of Lord Venkateswara, Tirumala without signing the mandatory declaration required in the case of ‘non-Hindus' has taken a curious turn on Saturday.

YSRCP's Chandragiri constituency convener and the former TUDA Chairman, Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy, lodged a complaint with the Superintendent of Police, Tirupati Urban District, J. Prabhakar Rao demanding action against TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu for allegedly trying to whip up religious and communal passions during the election meetings he addressed at Tirupati on Saturday and on April 25 also, targeting Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy and his religious identity.

Chevireddy, in his complaint to the Superintendent of Police, copies of which were released to the media has made a specific reference to a reported remark made by Chandrababu Naidu against Jagan during his election meeting at M.R. Palle area on April 25 , allegedly dubbing him as an “atheist who had never visited Lord Venkateswara's temple for darshan”.

In his complaint, similarly he also referred to Naidu's remarks against Jagan during in his election meetings at Tirupati on Saturday charging Jagan that he had ‘high-handedly violated the Sampradaya and rules of the TTD”. Chevireddy asserted that Jaganmohan Reddy had complied with all formalities by purchasing VIP Break Darshan tickets and charged Naidu with spreading canards against the YSRCP president to degrade his reputation.

He demanded action from the SP against the TDP president on the ground that Naidu allegedly violated the Model Election Code and the Representation of People's Act, which prohibited seeking votes in the name of religion, caste, etc. and also blamed him that he tried to cause enmity and hatred among people.

From Hindu