Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy, who is keeping silent in recent time, on the controversies surrounding over the brutal killing of his uncle YS Vivekananda Reddy is now first time exposed himself indicating he is in `defensive. With the tireless efforts by Vivekananda Reddy’s daughter Dr Suneetha Reddy and Jagan’s own sister YS Sharmila extending her moral support seeking justice in the case, naturally raising speciousness among people of Kadapa district.

More particularly, after Kadapa MP YS Avinash Reddy and his father YS Bhaskar Reddy were named as key suspects in the case by the CBI, and they remain as strong supporters of YS Jagan in the district, the fingers are now focusing towards the chief minister.

While launching his election campaign through `Memanta Siddam’ bus yatra, from his native place Idupulapaya, Jagan again tried to accuse that `murderers of Vivekananda Reddy are with TDP’.  Many observers felt that these comments only reflected his frustration on possible results in the elections.

He alleged that everyone knows that who killed YS Viveka and who killed uncle Viveka should be in jail, but Chandrababu’s men are protecting them. Indirectly lamenting his sisters YS Sharmila and Dr Sunetha, he deplored that even his own people are hanging around the people who unfairly defeated his uncle in the MLC elections.

But he is silent that if Viveka’s killers are being protected by TDP, during five years in office what are his efforts to expose them? Why did the state police fail to move forward in his government and was forced to hand over the case to the CBI, with the Supreme Court’s intervention?

It may be recalled that in the 2019 elections murder of his uncle remained as a main issue to garner sympathy. But, after coming to power he hardly tried to push the police investigation into the case to a logical conclusion. No accused were arrested. Moreover, tried his best to dilute the case by frequently changing investigation officers.

It was Dr Suneetha, who approached the Supreme Court and succeeded in getting an order for a CBI probe into the case. Jaganmohan Reddy, who as an opposition leader, demanded a CBI probe into the case, firmly opposed as chief minister. His government practically adopted a non-cooperative approach towards CBI in carrying out their investigation.

False cases were foisted against CBI officers and they were prevented in Kurnool by mobs to arrest YS Avinash Reddy. He blatantly used his cloud with the Narendra Modi government to dilute the case.

The people of Andhra Pradesh have seen who has created many obstacles in preventing the investigation of the central agency from proceeding freely and how the accused are being protected by the people at key positions.

After Vivekananda Reddy’s murder, it is a well-known fact that the people who leaked that he died of a heart attack are now in key positions in the YCP government. Jagan also gave an MP ticket to a person who is believed to be accused in the murder case.