INDIA alliance leaders back Jagan’s protest

VIJAYAWADA / NEW DELHI: In a move that triggered speculation that the INDI Alliance partners are trying to take the YSRC into their fold, a host of INDI Alliance parties, barring the Congress extended their support to the protest organised by the YSRC against the TDP-led Andhra Pradesh government in New Delhi on Tuesday. However, YSRC chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy did not make any announcement in this regard.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav was the first to attend the protest and strongly condemned the ongoing violence against YSRC workers ‘perpetrated’ by TDP supporters. Shiv Sena (UBT), AIADMK and Trinamool Congress leaders also extended their support to Jagan.

Condemning the violence, Akhilesh Yadav expressed his gratitude to Jagan for inviting him to the protest.

“Without the invitation, I would not have been aware of the severe state of violence occurring in Andhra Pradesh. The TDP’s actions are an attempt to instill fear among the people of Andhra Pradesh by targeting YSRC workers,’’ he alleged.