PNS|Hyderabad
Former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh said that former Chief Minister, the late YS Rajashekar Reddy, was a straightforward one. He said that his relationship with YSR was non-detachable. YSR played a key role in building up the party from a young age, Digvijaya Singh said.
Addressing the gathering after releasing the ‘Raithe Rajaithe’ book on Saturday in Hyderabad, Digvijay said that the free power supply to farmers was his brainchild. Indiramma houses were also ideas of YSR. AP CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is now implementing YSR’s policies, he said. Digvijaya said that YSR played a key role in bringing Naxals back to the mainstream. YSR launched Jalayagnam aiming to provide irrigation to 40 lakh acres. The Telugu states would be different in case the YSR had not died. Even enemies like YSR’s character, he said.
Digvijaya said that he learnt a lot from YSR. YSR would have staged a dharna in Delhi against the BJP’s black farmer acts if YSR was alive, he said.
The UPA government would not have had 2 supplies in case YSR as the British existed there in 2004 and 2009. YSR would have waged movements against critical conditions the nation is facing now if he is alive.
Senior journalist P. Sainath said that YSR appointed N. Raghuveera Reddy as Agriculture Minister as the latter knows the pulse of farmers.
YSR stepped forward and said that even if he faced trouble for people. YSR reduced the prices of Monsanto seeds. YSR tried hard to transform agriculture a beneficial one. The present government (BJP government), had said that it would double the farmers revenue and reduce the revenue of farmers. YSR would not have done good if is alive now, he said.
Justice P. Sudarshan Reddy said that he may differ with YSR politically but YSR’s economical and agriculture policies were ideal for all. Sudarshan said that YSR never pressurized constitutional bodies although there were differences when he was a High Court judge.
YSR used to respect the opinions of everyone as he became the CM after fighting for several years. YSR included free power in the Congress manifesto while mounting pressure on the Congress high command. Once YSR asked whether national parties didn’t need regional interests, Sudarshan Reddy recalled. YSR was the leader of the regional consciousness.
CPI National Secretary Narayana said that economic raids took place on YSR and is in power. “I asked YSR then whether he would launch a regional party? YSR replied that his political commitment is with Congress and that there is no question of leaving the Congress.
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Congress leaders Koppula Raju, Raghuveera Reddy and KVP Ramachandra Rao also addressed the gathering.
