Act of retaliation? TDP government pulls down under construction YSRCP office building in Amaravati

The police had closed the gates of the building to prevent party workers and leaders from entering the premises.

After coming to power in 2019, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy had Praja Vedika pulled down on the ground that its construction violated the provisions of the River Conservation Act as it is right on the banks of the Krishna River.

Praja Vedika was built close to Naidu’s residence for conducting official meetings.

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YSRCP moves the court

Now, the YSRCP has moved the High Court as soon as the CRDA issued proceedings for the demolition of the YSRCP office building. The YSRCP also brought to the notice of the CRDA that they had moved the court against its proceedings.

Though the petition was before the court, the CRDA officials razed the building, the YSRCP sources said.

The YSRCP is getting ready to move another petition in the court, that despite the issue being in the court, the CRDA had razed the structure.

ఏపీలో మొదలైన @JaiTDP కూటమి విధ్వంస పాలన!

తాడేపల్లిలో నిర్మాణంలో ఉన్న వైయస్ఆర్ కాంగ్రెస్‌ పార్టీ కార్యాలయం కూల్చివేత
ఉదయం 5:30గంటల సమయంలో కూల్చివేత ప్రారంభం. ప్రొక్లెయిన్లు, బుల్డోజర్లతో భవనాన్ని కూల్చివేత. శ్లాబ్‌కు సిద్ధంగా ఉన్న భవనాన్ని కూల్చివేస్తున్న అధికారులు

కూల్చివేతకు… pic.twitter.com/x8cEiPlGYo

— YSR Congress Party (@YSRCParty) June 22, 2024

“The demolition proceeded even though the YSRCP had approached the High Court the previous day (Friday), challenging the preliminary actions of the CRDA (Capital Region Development Authority),” a YSRCP statement said.

YSRCP noted that the court had ordered a halt to any demolition activity, which was conveyed to the CRDA commissioner by a party lawyer, but the authority still went ahead and demolished the structure.

According to YSRCP, CRDA’s action amounts to contempt of court.

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‘Reign of destruction’

Taking a serious exception to the demolition, YSRCP supremo and former chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, in a message on X, said that reign of destruction has begun in AP under the leadership of chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu.

He said that the YSRCP building which is almost nearing completion has been pulled down, in utter disregard to the instructions of the High Court to the contrary.

“Already lawlessness had become the order of the day in the state. Naidu, who had allowed blood-letting of the YSRCP workers after the Assembly elections has now resorted to demolition of the building. This is indicative that the next five years of Naidu’s rule would be marked by violence.”

He, however, said that the acts of vindictive politics and threats could not cow down the YSRCP. “We will not turn our back. We will fight till the very end, on behalf and for the people. All those who believe in democracy across the nation should condemn Naidu’s actions which have malfide intentions,” he said.

ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్‌లో రాజకీయ కక్షసాధింపు చర్యలకు దిగిన చంద్రబాబు తన దమనకాండను మరోస్థాయికి తీసుకెళ్లారు. ఒక నియంతలా తాడేపల్లిలో దాదాపు పూర్తికావొచ్చిన @YSRCParty కేంద్ర కార్యాలయాన్ని బుల్డోజర్లతో కూల్చివేయించారు. హైకోర్టు ఆదేశాలనూ బేఖాతరు చేశారు. రాష్ట్రంలో చట్టం, న్యాయం పూర్తిగా…

— YS Jagan Mohan Reddy (@ysjagan) June 22, 2024

The YSRCP sources suspect that the TDP had the building razed as it is right on the road that Chandrababu Naidu takes from his Undavalli Residence to the TDP Office in Mangalagiri as he cannot even bear even its sight.

TDP responds

According to a statement released by the TDP, the YSRCP office was demolished based on a complaint lodged by a TDP leader that it was being allegedly built illegally on Irrigation Department land.

The complaint was lodged with the commissioners of the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) and Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation (MTMC) that the opposition party office was being built illegally on two acres of Irrigation Department land, a TDP release said.

“Following this, the demolition of these illegal constructions of the YSRCP leaders has been launched under the supervision of the MTMC officials,” it said.

According to the ruling party, former chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy had allotted that parcel of land in survey number 202/A1 in Tadepalli, misusing his power.

“Jagan Mohan Reddy has prepared a plan to occupy the neighbouring 15 acres by building the party office in these two acres. It is now clarified that the Irrigation Department has not given the clearance to hand over these two acres to the YSRCP,” the release added.

Responding to YS Jagan’s post on X, the official handle of the TDP retorted, “Instead of building a water plant for people’s need, you are accepting you built (the structure), after encroaching on fishermen’s land. Do you expect us to leave your encroachments?”

ప్రజల తాగునీటి అవసరాలకు ఉపయోగపడే వాటర్ ప్లాంట్ కట్టకుండా, మత్స్యకారుల భూమి ఆక్రమించి, కబ్జా చేసి కట్టామని, సిగ్గు వదిలేసి చెప్తున్నాడు. ప్రజల ఆస్తులు కొల్లగొడుతూ, నీ కబ్జాలు, నీ ఆక్రమణలు, నీ విలాసవంతమైన ప్యాలెస్‌లు వదిలేయమంటావా ?

ఇంత పెద్ద పెద్ద డైలాగులు వద్దులే కానీ, ముందు… https://t.co/YYtYOOdzWo

— Telugu Desam Party (@JaiTDP) June 22, 2024

(With PTI inputs)

(Edited by Sumavarsha Kandula)