Sharmila criticises YSRCP over prohibition promise
Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Y.S. Sharmila on Monday criticised the YSR Congress Party government for “selling substandard liquor”, and reneging on its promise to implement total prohibition.
Addressing a public meeting at Gangadhara Nellore, 10 km from here, Ms. Sharmila said that the poor and downtrodden sections in the State were duped by the Jagan Mohan Reddy government in the last five years. She said that by selling substandard quality liquor, the government was responsible for the health issues among the people, including liver, kidney, and heart ailments. “In the last five years, the Jagan government resorted to hiking the power tariff seven times, and RTC bus charges five times. The prices of the essential commodities have been hiked multiple times,” she said.
Ms. Sharmila said that as against 23,000 vacant teacher posts, the YSRCP government issued a DSC notification for 6,000 posts.
“Nobody knows about the fate of the DSC that was announced recently,” she said.
The APCC chief alleged that the farmers in Andhra Pradesh were a worried lot, with the number of farmer suicides slowly rising. Referring to the Congress manifesto, she said that the party is committed to reopening the sugar factories in Chittoor district and creating job opportunities for the youth.
The APCC chief alleged that Deputy Chief Minister K. Narayanaswamy had betrayed the people of his GD Nellore Assembly constituency with false promises. “Though he repeatedly claims to be carrying forward the legacy of Ambedkar, in reality, the local MLA (Minister Narayanaswamy) is known for ignoring the people’s issues.’‘