YSR Congress party president Jagan Mohan Reddy visited Malkapuram village in the capital area, where some miscreants set fire to sugar cane crop of a farmer, who refuses to give his land for Amaravati construction. After speaking with the local farmers, Jagan spits fire at Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu for trying to scare the farmers by doing such things.

 

He said "Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is describing Bihar as jungle Raj should visit Malkapuram to see the Rakshas Raj of Chandrababu Naidu. He said police are also refusing to register any cases against anyone, instead they are making fun of farmers. Jagan said so far 13 such instances of setting fire to crops took place in the capital region alone, but no action was taken anyone until now. He assured the farmers his party support. He said that we will fight against the government in the courts.”

 

Chief Minister Chandrababu sharply reacted to his allegations. He said “setting fire to the crops in not our culture but it is factionists’ culture. Government did not force any farmer to handover their lands. Farmers gave their lands voluntarily after satisfying with the benefits offered to them under land pooling system. But, some people like Jagan Mohan Reddy are intentionally making false allegations against the state government merely to misguide the people. He appealed the farmers and the people of the state not to lend their ears to his negative publicity.

 

It is to be noted that Jagan, who vows to fight on behalf of the farmers some time ago, simply disappeared all these days while the state government was making arrangements for laying foundation stone for Amaravati. Now he returns to farmers and once again asserting them his party support and is also provoking them to go against the state government for a legal fight in the courts.