Questioning Jagan's "decision" not to allow Sharmila to use the family's Yelahanka Palace for her daughter's wedding, Naidu stressed that she was also entitled to a share in the property.Drawing a parallel with Kansa, the maternal uncle of Lord Krishna who tried to kill him, the TDP supremo said Jagan had a "dangerous mindset" and accused him of pursuing a politics of destruction.WHAT IS THE ROW OVER JAGAN REDDY'S NIECE'S WEDDING?Several reports said Sharmila, the Andhra Pradesh Congress chief, wanted her daughter's wedding to be held at the family's sprawling Yelahanka Palace in Bengaluru. Sharmila's daughter, YS Anjili Reddy, got engaged last month.
Her wedding is due on November 25. However, Jagan conveyed to Sharmila through their mother that he would not permit the ceremony at Yelahanka Palace, as per reports in HT and The Hindu.
The YSRCP chief reportedly cited security and privacy concerns. Efforts by Sharmila to persuade Jagan through their relatives also did not fructify.She was eventually forced to look for an alternate venue in Bengaluru.
The issue has again brought into focus the ongoing differences between the siblings over family properties.The sudden death of then Chief Minister Rajasekhara Reddy in a helicopter crash in 2009 left the division of the family's assets unresolved. It triggered bad blood between the siblings.The relationship between Jagan and Sharmila deteriorated further after he became the Chief Minister in 2019.
Sharmila later floated a party in neighbouring Telangana before joining the Congress in 2024.NAIDU ACCUSES YSRCP OF VIOLENCEThe Andhra Chief Minister also accused the YSR Congress Party chief of orchestrating violence and intimidating candidates in several parts of Andhra Pradesh during the local body election process.During the press conference, Naidu showed videos of alleged attacks on candidates and violence in Punganur, Rayachoti, Kanigiri, Darsi, Kadapa, Thamballapalle and Tirupati.He alleged that "groups from Punjab" were brought into the state to intimidate people. Naidu also claimed that nomination papers were snatched at the Kanigiri centre and the Jana Sena office was attacked in Thamballapalle.The allegations against YSRCP could not be independently verified.
However, several candidates have alleged that they were prevented from filing nomination papers.The YSRCP, on the other hand, accused the ruling TDP of using official machinery and police to intimidate opposition candidates.The party has demanded imposition of President's Rule in Andhra Pradesh, and also called for the deployment of central forces for free and fair local body elections.The matter also reached the Supreme Court, following which the Andhra Pradesh Election Commission announced a revised schedule for the elections on Thursday.Elections to 100 urban local bodies, including 13 municipal corporations, will be held on November 1. Votes will be counted on November 3.- Ends