TDP state president K. Atchannaidu has accused the Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government and his YSRCP of orchestrating the Konaseema violence to divert the mounting public attention from the sensational Kakinada Dalit murder.
Atchannaidu said the Jagan Reddy party rioters and arsonists burnt down houses of their minister and MLA even as the police watched the show as silent spectators.
The TDP leaders said: “The Chief Minister became desperate as his party MLC’s involvement in Dalit murder and his government’s failures on all fronts brought a bad name to him. Moreover, CM Jagan was greatly worried over Chandrababu Naidu’s Badude Badudu campaign getting good response from all sections against the increased taxes and skyrocketing prices.”
Addressing a media conference here, Atchannaidu asserted that a YSRCP activist named Annam Sai was responsible for Amalapuram violence. “There were photos showing Annam Sai hugging Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy and felicitating Minister Pinipe Viswaroop. Yet, the Home Minister and other Ministers made baseless allegations that the TDP had triggered the tensions.”
Atchannaidu asked why the police allowed such huge gatherings if Section 144 was in force in Konaseema district headquarters town. “No outside force was brought to control the crowds. When rioters were going on the rampage, the SP was moving around without a cap and other safety equipment. There was only one police station in Amalapuram and the CI has been on leave for over two weeks with no in-charge appointed for it.”
The TDP leader demanded the government to explain why no police protection was given at the Minister and Mummidivaram MLA’s houses when the rioters were arriving to burn them. The police took care only to evacuate the family members of the dignitaries to safer places.
Atchannaidu said: “Circumstantial evidence amply proved the undeniable conspiracy hatched by the CM and his party men in burning the houses of the Minister and the MLA. The officials did not even call fire engines. The people had clearly realised the cheap diversion gimmicks of Jagan Reddy.”
The TDP leader pointed out that within hours of Amalapuram burnings, social media were flooded with comments that the ruling YSRCP caused the violence for diverting public attention. Everybody in the state and the country were discussing how the AP CM was stooping to low levels with false campaigns.
Atchannaidu said: “It was Jagan Mohan Reddy who enacted the cheapest Kodi Kathi drama before the 2019 elections. The CM even distracted everyone after his uncle and former minister YS Vivekananda Reddy was found murdered in the bathroom and made baseless allegations against the TDP.”