YSR has 19 cases slapped against him
TDP chief hails EC action against DGP
HYDERABAD: Telugu Desam Party president N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday described Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Redy as “violator number one”, as far as model code of conduct was concerned with 19 cases slapped against him so far.
Addressing a press conference, Mr. Naidu released a list of these cases from October 1986 when a case was booked against him and his supporters for assaulting deputy director of agriculture to submission of false declaration of assets in 2004 Assembly elections.
In between, there were cases that included setting on fire of ballot boxes in 1989 Lok Sabha elections, rigging on May 3, 1995, at Vempally in Kadapa, carrying campaign beyond specified time in 1996 Lok Sabha elections, attack on Valluru police station in 1997 and violation of code in 1998 Lok sabha elections.
Money, muscle power“This time too there is danger of the Chief Minister using money and muscle power to influence voters and that is why we want Election Commission to take all necessary steps to conduct the elections in a free and fair manner.”
On Congress MLA Daggubati Venkateswara Rao’s letter to Balakrishna, Mr. Naidu said everyone in the State knew that the Chief Minister was behind it.
“Beyond that I will not comment. We will not stoop down to the level where you focus only on personal issues. We will only talk about issues and leave the rest to people.” Asked about Mr. Balakrishna’s moustache twirling and thigh-slapping action in front of Mr. Venkateswara Rao’s house, he said one should not forget that he was a film artiste.
When the Chief Minister himself could do so many actions in public meetings, why can’t a film star, he asked. Hailing EC’s action against the Director-General of Police, he said it was slap on the face of the government. It would send a warning to officials who behave in a partisan manner.
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