YSR Congress party president Jagan Mohan Reddy has given a very peculiar answer to the TDP MLAs criticism made against him for not speaking on the funds allocation in the central budget.

He said “Why should I speak on those issues? Are Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi reacting on the issues like these? Their official spokespersons will speak on their behalf. Similarly, Mr. Somayajulu is speaking about the budget allocations and other issues in the parliament on behalf of me and my party. Then why should I react on every issue?”

“TDP MLAs are blaming me for not reacting on this issue. But, why the Chief Minister is not withdrawing his ministers from Modi cabinet and why is not removing the BJP ministers from his cabinet, when he is not happy with the BJP and NDA government? Chandrababu Naidu is speaking the media on every issue because he is obsessed with the media. But, I am not,” said Jagan Mohan Reddy.

Obviously, he made it clear that he doesn’t want to speak against Modi or his government, although the matters are related to the state or effecting the interests of the state. At the same time, he is blaming the Chief Minister as media obsessed for speaking on the issues. Actually, Chandrababu Naidu should hesitate to speak against the BJP and Modi government because his party has alliance with it and is also partner in his government. But, he is boldly speaking against them, whereas Jagan Mohan Reddy, who has nothing to do with the BJP or NDA government, can boldly criticize them but he is remaining silent and also giving very peculiar explanation for it.

He appears to believe himself that he also is no less to Sonia Gandhi and Narendra Modi, wehreas he is a president of regional party. He takes peculiar excuses and gives very peculiar explanations for his silence. But, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu has made it clear that BJP is not interested in him or having alliance with his YSRCP. Yet, he prefers to remain silent and maintain safe distance from the central government for the reasons that everyone knows very well.

While maintaining safe distance from the NDA government, he is desperately trying to create rift between the TDP and the BJP. If, the CBI makes any move against him, then he will start crying foul against the BJP and NDA government also. In other words, Jagan Mohan Reddy is categorically stating that he is interested in securing his political future than anything else.