Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday compared YSR Congress Party leader Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy to the mythological character “Kamsa” from the Mahabharata, accusing him of obstructing his niece’s wedding at the Yelahanka Palace.
“Jagan lacks political, moral and family values. He is treating his own mother and sister unfairly over property disputes. Jagan’s sister also has a share in the family property but he is obstructing the niece’s wedding.
He is behaving like Kamsa of Mahabharata,” the chief minister said. Naidu said the public should understand what he described as Jagan’s dangerous mindset and alleged that his overall approach was driven by destruction.
He alleged that the YSR Congress Party had created unrest in several areas, including Punganur, Rayachoti, Kanigiri, Darsi, Kadapa, Thamballapalle and Tirupati, during the ongoing local body elections. He also showed videos of alleged attacks and violence during the election process to support his claims. He cited incidents in which nomination papers were allegedly snatched at the Kanigiri nomination centre and the Jana Sena office was attacked in Thamballapalle.
Naidu said the alleged violent incidents should be widely debated and asserted that his government would act in accordance with Election Commission rules. “Instead of addressing issues surrounding the election process, Naidu has resorted to personal criticism of Jagan Mohan Reddy to divert public attention from the allegations and conceal the facts,” the party said in a statement. The YSRCP said it was placing the facts before the public to counter what it described as attempts to misrepresent the situation surrounding the Yelahanka Palace and to highlight alleged irregularities in the conduct of the local body elections.
Reacting to Naidu’s allegations, the YSRCP accused the chief minister of resorting to personal attacks against Jagan Mohan Reddy by bringing up his family issues to divert public attention from the alleged violence perpetrated by TDP cadres during the local body elections.
