Hyderabad, January 23: YSR Congress party today took strong objection to desecration of statues of B R Ambedkar at Amalapuram in East Godavari district in the wee hours and demanded firm action against those involved. Talking to media persons here, the YSR Congress party spokesperson Jupudi Prabhakar Rao said the Government should take action against the perpetrators. He also found fault with the Congress Government for being silent when TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu was giving provocative speeches of removing statues of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy. We do not have culture of removing statues. YSR always respected NTR, Mr Jupudi said.
—Agencies