Former minister J C Diwakar Reddy on Monday revealed that Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and Praja Rajyam Party president K Chiranjeevi will campaign for Congress candidates D L Ravindra Reddy and Y S Vivekananda Reddy in the ensuing by-elections for the Kadapa Lok Sabha and Pulivendula Assembly constituencies, respectively.
Expressing confidence over the winning chances of Congress candidates, Diwakar Reddy told media persons that the people of the Kadapa Constituency would vote for Congress candidates because of the government's performance and the schemes and programs implemented.
"The wave is in favour of Congress candidates in the by-elections," the former minister stated, and added that he would intensify his campaign in favour of the party candidates.
Diwakar Reddy said that allegations leveled by former minister Konda Surekha that Congress leaders are pumping money to influence votes were baseless and far from the truth.
He said there was no necessity for the Congress to spend a huge amount of money to influence voters.
The former minister also 'appealed' to YSR Congress Party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy to 'share' the secret behind his astounding growth in assets so that others may also benefit (Jagan had declared that his assets stood at Rs. 365 crore, in the affidavit filed before the Election Commission at the time of filing his nomination papers).
Condemning the
suspected gang-rape of an Intermediate student at Narayanaguda in the city on Sunday, Diwakar Reddy demanded that the police arrest the guilty immediately. (INN)