Are we living in a democratic country?: Vijayamma

YSR Congress Party honourary president Y.S. Vijayamma on Friday reiterated the party’s demand to the Centre to keep the state united.

Speaking at the Dharna of party activists at the Gandhi Nagar Police station in Hyderabad after the arrest of the party MLAs and MLCs, she said the state is facing the distress only because of the letter given by TDP Chief Chandrababu Naidu to the Centre in support of bifurcation.

Condemning the police action on the party MLAs and MLCs who were about to lead a Padayatra to the Gandhi statue in the assembly in support of the Samaikyandhra cause, she wondered whether we are staying in a democratic country.

“The MLAs were beaten mercilessly,” she said asked. “Are we living in a democratic country?”

Squarely blaming the Congress and TDP for the present crisis in the state, she said even now it is not too late for TDP Chief Chandrabbu Naidu to correct himself and take back his letter of support to the bifurcation.

All sections of people including students, employees, farmers, women and others are participating in the fierce agitation in Seemandhra, she said and asked the Congress to withdraw its decision to bifurcate the state.

“In 2009, you had withdrawn your decision to bifurcate the state. What is wrong if you once again withdraw your decision to divide the state?” she asked the Congress.

Any decision regarding the issue should be taken through the assembly resolution only, she said.