YSR Congress honorary president Y S Vijayamma on Friday said that former chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy dreamed of developing the backward Telangana region on par with Seemandhra.
Participating in an road show at Geesukonda in Parakala Assembly constituency in Warangal district as part of election campaign, Vijayamma said that YSR has planned to develop Telangana region in all the sectors, particularly in agriculture and gave top priority for irrigation projects in the region. However, after the sudden demise of YSR, she said that the government completely ignored according national project status to Pranahitha-Chevella Project. She accused the Congress party and government of sending her son Jagan Mohan Reddy to jail fearing defeat in the ensuing by-elections.
Though the CBI probing the disproportionate assets case since last nine months, she said that the probing agency did not found a single evidence against Jagan. She appealed to the voters to elect Konda Surekha, who resigned for the cause of Telangana state.
Vijayamma said that she respects the sentiments and aspiration of Telangana people and reminded the people that YSR Congress party has made a resolution in its party's plenary in this regard. Earlier, Vijayamma observed a one minute silence paying tributes to martyrs who died for the cause of Telangana state.