AICC Secretary and MLC Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy on Monday advised Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu to rename his "Vastunna Mee Kosam" padayatra to "praschit yatra."
Addressing a press conference at the Congress Legislature Party office, Ponguleti referred to Naidu's statements during the padayatra admitting the mistakes he had made during the TDP's rule in the state. He sarcastically advised Naidu to rename his padayatra to "praschit yatra".
He added that "Naidu would not become the Chief Minister again even if he takes re-births 100 times". He accused Naidu of conducting the yatra only to save his status as the leader of the opposition.
The AICC secretary also condemned the statement of BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu, wherein he declared, "Congress Hatao, Desh Bachao" ("remove the Congress, save the nation). He remarked that BJP leaders ought to focus on "Gadkari Hatao, BJP Bachao" ("remove Gadkari, save BJP").
He alleged that BJP national president Nitin Gadkari, an ordinary leader "who started his career on a scooter", was now worth several hundred crores of rupees. "However", he said, "unlike the BJP, the Congress would never resort to leveling of baseless allegations against the leaders of opposition parties." (INN)