Reasserting the party’s commitment to the people’s cause, YSR Congress Party today said the bandh called by various opposition parties to protest the Centre’s policies was successful. Talking to reporters here, Party MLA Golla Babu Rao said ‘Our Party has observed bandhs, rasta roko, dharna and deekshas at all the district and constituency-level headquarters against the hike in diesel prices, rationing of LPG cylinders and allowing FDI in retail sector as the Centre’s decision will affect all sections of society. ‘Our Party MLAs held a dharna at the State Assembly demanding roll back of hiked diesel prices and also against the abrupt adjournment of Assembly without taking up public issues.
‘MLAs of our Party expressed resentment over the conduct of the Assembly which goes against the set parliamentary practices,’ he said adding the legislators on dharna were arrested by police.
‘It is also surprising to note that Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has welcomed the decision to allow FDI in retail sector which shows the concern of Congress for common man’, he said. ‘TDP President N Chandrababu Naidu, instead of moving no confidence motion against Kiran Kumar Reddy Government, has gone to Delhi to participate in the dharna at Janthar Manthar which shows that he wants to safeguard the State Government by all means,’ he alleged. UNI