Jagan Govt failed to reply to Centre's questions

No justice for AP women under Disha or Nirbhaya: Lokesh

CM betraying women victims and own sisters

Culprits coming out on bail within days

No punishment to Ramya killers in 21 days

AMARAVAT I (prajaamaravati): TDP National General Secretary and MLC Nara Lokesh on Thursday blamed Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy for the non-stop pain and suffering of women victims of atrocities as they were not getting justice either under the Nirbhaya Act or under the non-existent Disha Act in Andhra Pradesh.

Mr. Lokesh said that the culprits of gangrapes and murders were coming out on bail and threatening the family members of the victims contrary to the AP Government's promises on Disha punishments within 21 days. The Chief Minister owed an apology to the girls and women of the State not being able to curb atrocities even as over 517 atrocities and rapes took place in the past two and half years of his rule.

Addressing a press conference here, Mr. Nara Lokesh asked why the YSRCP Government was so afraid when he was just going to call on the family members of slain Anusha in Narasaraopet in Guntur district. At every step from the airport, hundreds of policemen created obstacles. Over 3,000 policemen were deployed in Narasaraopet town to foil the TDP visit. The YSRCP MLA was just talking about Rs. 10 lakh given to the girl's family but not about the promised justice that was to be done as per the Disha Act.

Mr. Lokesh said that if the State Government did not stick to its unapproved Disha Act, all the 517 cases would have been registered under the Nirbhaya Act. The culprits would have got stringent punishment and they would not have come out on bail so soon. As a result, the criminals and anti-social elements were continuing their atrocities unabated. In the last 21 days itself, over 17 atrocities had taken place. Another gangrape took place in Guntur district in the last 24 hours.

Mr. Nara Lokesh asserted that it was inefficient on the part of CM Jagan Reddy not to be able to get the Parliament's approval for his regime's Disha Act for years together. When the ruling YSRCP MP posed a question, the Central Government told the Parliament that it had asked some questions for which there were no answers from the AP Government. The Chief Minister, the Home Minister and the DGP should explain to the women why they were not being able to give replies to the Centre.

Alleging negligence, Mr. Lokesh said that instead of clarifying to the Centre, the YSRCP Government was still telling lies that they had booked cases and given death and life sentences to several culprits under the Disha Act. But they were not able to give specific examples with details. About 21 days were over for the TDP deadline but there was no punishment to the culprit who killed Ramya in broad daylight in Guntur town.

Mr. Lokesh refuted the allegations of the YSRCP leaders, saying that it was CM Jagan Reddy who resorted to 'funeral politics' over the dead body of his own father by trying for signatures of the MLAs. Mr. Jagan Reddy was also known for how he carried out a fake 'Odarpu Yatra' in the name of consoling the family members of some deceased persons. How could the YSRCP Government deny permission to the TDP visit to Narasaraopet to extend support to a victimised family?

Mr. Nara Lokesh said that he was never stuck in any case nor visited a police station before 2019. He further said that he was never in jail for robbing the public wealth like the present CM. There were also no allegations of involvement in the murder of a babai. Mr. Jagan Reddy could not give justice to his own sisters. How could he be expected to give justice to the lakhs of daughters, sisters and mothers in AP?

Mr. Lokesh blamed CM Jagan for using one sister for Padayatra and election campaign only to send her in exile in the neighbouring State. Another sister was demanding and fighting for justice by catching the culprits in the murder of her father Vivekananda Reddy. Instead of giving moral support to her, the Chief Minister was creating problems for her. Mr. Jagan Reddy was betraying women within his family and those of the State with his lies and fake promises.

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