'Chandrababu took vendetta politics to next level...': Jagan Reddy after YSRCP's under-construction office demolished in AP

YSRCP's YS Jagan Mohan Reddy accused Chandrababu Naidu's NDA government of illegally demolishing their central office in Tadepalli, defying court orders, calling it vindictive politics and vowing to continue fighting.

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, leader of the YSRCP, said on Saturday that the Chandrababu Naidu-led NDA state government has torn down the opposition party's under construction central office in Tadepalli, Guntur district.

Reddy, in a post on X, alleged that the demolition was carried out dismissing High Court's orders.

"Chandrababu took vendetta politics to the next level. Like a dictator, he got YSRCP's central office demolished with excavators and bulldozers, which was almost complete," said Reddy.

According to a YSRCP statement, the demolition commenced around 5.30 am on Saturday, news agency PTI reported.

Chnadrababu Naidu recently took oath as the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh for a fourth term. His party TDP registered a massive victory in the recent Andhra Pradesh Assembly polls. The TDP won 135 seats in the assembly polls. Its allies BJP and Jana Sena got 8 seats and 21 seats respectively. In the LS polls, the TDP won 16 seats, BJP three and Jana Sena two seats.

"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)," said the statement.

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.

The former chief minister alleged that Chandrababu has given a violent message about how the regime is going to be for these five years. "We will fight hard on behalf of the people, for the people and with the people. I request all the democrats of the country to condemn the misdeeds of Chandrababu," he said.