TPCC President YS Sharmila, who is contesting in the Lok Sabha polls from Kadapa described her fight is a battle for justice, in which Jagan’s sisters are on one side and Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy’s wife YS Bharati’s relatives on the other side.
She participated in a mammoth road show in her native place Pulivendula along with her uncle YS Vivekananda Reddy’s wife Soubhagyamma and sister Dr Sunitha. She deplored that her brother CM Jagan is giving more weight to relatives of his wife, than his own sisters.
She wondered if CM Jagan was protecting Kadapa MP YS Avinash Reddy, describing him as a child and asked what is the reason for protecting Avinash so much? Is Avinash Reddy more for Jagan than Vivekananda Reddy?, she asked.
She strongly refuted CM Jagan stating this election as a fight between one cousin and another cousin. But, Sharmila asserted that her fight is for justice. She deplored that CM Jagan is not bothered about the brutal murder of uncle Vivekananda Reddy, who is like a father after father YSR, but protecting the accused.
She questioned whether CM Jagan could not find any other candidate to contest from Kadapa other than Avinash Reddy. Stating that there are many questions that Jagan needs to be answered. Referring to Jagan’s conviction that Avinash Reddy is `innocent’, Sharmila said that it is not Jagan, but people should be convinced of his innocence.
Sharmila expressed confidence that she believes the people of Pulivendula will shower their love along with the vote towards her. She asserted that Kadapa Lok Sabha elections are between justice and crime.
She said that the relationship between her father YS Rajasekhar Reddy and uncle Vivekananda Reddy was like `Ram- Lakshman’ bondage and Viveka used to travel 27 days in a month only for people. As even five years after killing of such a people’s leader no trace of justice, she said that now his daughter Dr Sunitha was forced to approach `People’s Court’.
Even CBI has shown evidence stating that Avinash Reddy is guilty. Sharmila deplored that CM Jagan prevented them from arresting him and a curfew-like situation was created in Kurnool for three days.
