YSR Congress party spokesperson Gattu Ramachandra Rao, on Sunday, accused the media of "misusing its freedom of expression" and publishing false reports against Y S Jaganmohan Reddy.
Talking to media persons at the YSR Congress party office, he said that a section of media has engaged its energies to tarnish Jaganmohan Reddy's image. He alleged that anti-Jagan news reports were part of a conspiracy hatched by Telugu Desam president N Chandrababu Naidu.
Quoting a media report, he asked the media to disclose the sources who claimed that Jagan would be arrested in March.
He asked whether the media had receiced tip-offs about Jagan's arrest from the CBI. Further, he asked the media to explain how Jagan would lose people's sympathy after the arrest.
Ramchandra Rao said although the state Budget presented by Finance Minister Anam Ramnarayana Reddy was "anti-people" and "anti-welfare", the media did not carry any critical analysis of it. Instead, some publications have been carrying "baseless" reports against Jagan to tarnish his image, he complained.
The YSR Congress party spokesperson also asked why the CBI was not responding to "speculative" stories being published about its investigation in various cases.
Ramchandra Rao alleged that the TDP chief has launched this campaign using media to divert people's attention from the leaders of his party who were involved in the liquor scam, and also from the by-elections in the Telangana region. (INN)
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