PNS|Vijayawada
Suspended YSRCP MLA Undavalli Sridevi on Sunday vehemently denied cross-voting in the recent MLC elections and saw a threat to her life from the YSRCP goons.
Addressing the media at her residence in Hyderabad, she expressed anguish that she was defamed for being a Dalit legislator and vowed to give a return gift soon to YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and his YSRCP for giving her family the biggest shock of their life.
Undavalli Sridevi alleged that she faces threat to her life from party general secretary and Andhra Pradesh government advisor Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy. A day after her office was attacked allegedly by the cadre of YSRCP in Tadikonda constituency in Guntur district, the MLA held a press conference to target Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and Sajjala. Alleging that she faces threat to her life from Sajjala, she said it was unfortunate that Andhra Pradesh is facing a situation where even a woman MLA has no protection.
She said she would complain to the National Scheduled Caste Commission against Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy. Sridevi was one among the four MLAs who were suspended from YSRCP on March 24 for voting for a TDP candidate in Legislative Council elections from MLA quota. The cross-voting by four rebel MLAs of the ruling party had helped TDP win one of the seven Council seats.
Sridevi stated that YSRCP leaders were making allegations against her without maintaining decency while talking about a woman MLA.
She also remarked that she will soon give a return gift to those who are alleging that she sold herself in the MLC elections.
The MLA alleged that she was sent out of the party for refusing to be a ‘benami’ for YSRCP’s illegal acts and unauthorised mining. She said that after using her for four years, the party dumped her citing cross-voting in the MLC elections as an excuse. She also claimed that “YSRCP goons were threatening her”.
Sridevi said, “There is a conspiracy to send me out of the State capital region.” She also announced that she will stand by Amaravati farmers who have been fighting against the government’s plans for the trifurcation of the State capital. Stating that she has no plans to join any other party, she said she would fight for solving the problems of the people of her constituency as an independent MLA.
