YSRCP will be a force in Telangana: Jagan

Hyderabad, Oct 8 (INN): Reaffirming that the Party will have a strong presence and will be a force to reckon with in Telangana State in the coming four years, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has said his sister Sharmila will continue the unfinished Oadarpu Yatra in the name of 'Paramarsa' in the new State and YSR Congress will be with the people in both the States.

In an inspiring and lucid speech at the Telangana State level meeting here on Wednesday, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has put at rest the speculation of the Party's existence in the Telangana state and resolutely said that in the coming four years, the anti-incumbency will build up against the TRS government and YSRCP will be the main challenger.

The unfulfilled desire of completing the Odarpu Yatra in Telangana region will be taken up by Sharmila and it will be called Paramarsa (Courtesy call) as it is five years since YSR has died. He has appointed Khammam MP, P Srinivas Reddy as Working President of the Party in Telangana State and has said Sharmila will work with him to strengthen the Party.

Having a dig at Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Narender Modi, he said: 'When these people who do not know the language and the local dynamics are vying to gain political space in Telangana, how can YSR Congress shy away from its responsibility. We shall all work together and the Party will be strengthened with the Working President and Sharmila touring the State,' he said.

Telangana region has benefitted most with YSR welfare schemes and there were more deaths after his death in this new state which clearly shows that YSR has a good following in Telangana. We will carry forward the legacy of YSR, will be with the people, fight for their cause and with the cooperation of the masses we will emerge as force in the State, Sharmila said.

The meeting coincided with the birth anniversary of Komaram Bheem, the tribal leader who fought against the rulers of his time in Telangana.

Continuing his motivational speech, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said: 'Visualizing the situation four years from now, it will be the YSRCP flag that will be fluttering all the way in both the States.

It may take some time for the anti-incumbency factor to sink in the Telangana while in Andhra Pradesh the mood of dissent has already set in with the Chandrababu Naidu facing flak in his style of governance and his incessant lies.

Poaching is the common factor in both the States and the leaders who are leaving our Party should think of what will happen to them four years down the lane when the greener pasture becomes stagnant and unimpressive in the view of the people. It is the people's power that will bring a Party to power and not the turncoats, whatever tag they carry with them.

Looking back, four years ago, the Party had one MLA and one MP. Now the strength has swelled and it will grow further as we have credibility and have shown that we honour our commitments. Chandrababu Naidu has miserably failed to keep up his word and in the coming days people will realize more.

He is cutting down the welfare schemes to match the meager budgetary allocations and very soon our Party will be patronized as we are with the people, he said.

To know the people and their problems one has to spend time with them. I have learned a lot during my Odarpu Yatra and I had seen people's suffering from close quarters which brought a change in me. I hope Srinivas Reddy and Sharmila too will interact with people of Telangana and know their way of life and shortcomings, he said.