Traffic on the busy national highway remained disrupted for several hours during the Chief Minister’s visit to the coastal town.
BJP State Vice President P. Vishnu Kumar Raju appealed to Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to visit Visakhapatnam city only on Sundays between 9 pm and 7 am to avoid inconvenience to the citizens.
Referring to the problems faced by the people on the BRTS road from NAD Kotha Road Junction to Pendurathi for reportedly more than three hours and near the airport, Mr Raju said at a press conference on Thursday that the air passengers should be carrying their luggage. Have to walk Highway to the airport, and the police did not even allow them to carry their luggage on two wheelers.
“We have seen many chief ministers in the past but citizens are not being harassed for three hours during their visits. All shops between NAD Junction and Pendurthy were ordered to be closed but liquor shops were kept open. In Delhi, traffic is not stopped for more than 10 minutes even for the Prime Minister’s convoy,” said Mr. Raju.
Rushikonda Temple
Coming down heavily on the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) government for undue delay in the inauguration of the TTD-built Sri Venkateswara Temple in Rushikonda, Mr Raju recalled that the chief minister was originally supposed to inaugurate it on August 13, 2021 and officials It was said that soon after the inauguration it would be opened for the devotees.
“Ministers had said that the Chief Minister would inaugurate it after ‘Uttarayanam’ (January 14). However, it has come and gone but Mr. Jagan does not have time to inaugurate the temple.’ He said that the Chief Minister should come for the inauguration otherwise Swamiji would be asked to inaugurate it.
The BJP leader demanded that the government should reconsider the demands of government employees and teachers. He also sought non-notification of land in Seethammadhara, Balaiya Shastri Layout and other areas, which was held under Section 22-A, which prevents resale of land.
Responding to questions, he said that the YSRCP government has lost the confidence of the people and it will have to taste defeat in the next elections. On the alleged harsh treatment of the police towards Minister Sidiri Appalaraju, Mr. Raju said that the police should have treated the minister with respect, but added that the minister should have apologized to the police if he did the right thing in turn. Was angry.
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