For the past 45 days, Andhra Pradesh has witnessed a series of unprecedented atrocities under the TDP government, said former chief minister and YSRCP president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in Delhi on Wednesday.
Since the TDP coalition government came to power, there is no protection for life, limb, and the dignity of the people. Leaders and workers of the ruling party, with their barbaric and inhumane activities, are causing widespread fear among the people of the State.
He recalled that as Mahatma Gandhi once said, injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. “The actions of the TDP are a direct threat to the justice and equality we all cherish. Due to the unleashing of self-styled “Red Book” governance by TDP government, policing is made ineffective. In just 45 days of the new government, more than 30 people have been murdered, 300 and odd murder attempts have been made, 35 people have committed suicide due to TDP harassment, 560 private properties have been destroyed, 490 government properties have been vandalised, and nearly 2,700 families have left their villages due to these atrocities. And also, over 1,050 incidents of violence and attacks are reported,” he alleged.
“On July 17, an YSRCP activist, Rashid, was brutally hacked to death in Vinukonda. This incident happened in the middle of a busy street, and shockingly, the police were in close proximity when it occurred. GV Anjeneyulu, MLA Vinukonda and followers celebrated the incident and yet, there is no case against the MLA,” Jagan added.
He further said that TDP goons attacked YSRCP councillor Nadakuduti Girish, who actively participated in the recently concluded elections, and stabbed him multiple times in broad daylight on a busy road despite his attempts to run for his life in Nuzvid town. There are several such incidents happening in the State to corroborate the draconian rule of the present government in Andhra Pradesh. Even YSRCP’s elected representatives to Parliament and the State Assembly, as well as candidates who contested the elections, have no protection.
“On Thursday, in Punganur in Chittoor district, TDP mobs attempted to murder our party’s Lok Sabha floor leader, MP PV Midhun Reddy, who had gone to meet former MP N Reddeppa. This attack happened in the presence of the police, indicating a severe deterioration in the State’s ability to protect its citizens. As usual, the police in their present style have registered cases against victims,” he added.
He said as Nelson Mandela rightly said, to deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity. “The misuse of State machinery to silence dissent and target political opponents is a blatant abuse of power. Arresting and intimidating those who dare to speak the truth is nothing but tyranny in disguise. Despite the announcement of YSRCP protest in New Delhi against the lawlessness and the violence that has been happening for the last 45 days in AP, such is the fearlessness of the TDP goons that, as latest as yesterday, they have intercepted the car of the former chairman, Agriculture Market Committee in Krosuru of Palnadu district and beaten him severely with rods. In this incident, both his hands and legs were broken and he is presently in hospital with these severe injuries.
“This is a clear example of the Red Book governance emboldening the TDP goons to terrorise YSRCP sympathisers. I call upon every citizen to raise their voice against these atrocities and demand accountability from those in power. We must ensure that justice prevails and that the TDP government is held accountable for its actions,” said YS Jagan.
