Archive · 28 Aug 2026
BJP spokesperson Yamini Sharma accuses Jagan of double standards
BJP leader Yamini Sharma criticized YS Jagan Mohan Reddy at a press conference.
She said Jagan supported unanimous elections when his party was in power but now criticizes them.
Unanimous elections happen when candidates are chosen without a contest.
Sharma also accused the former YSRCP government of stopping some opposition candidates from filing nominations.
She said violence and threats happened during some local elections.
Sharma praised the current Andhra Pradesh government for its development plans.
She also said Jagan should raise public issues in the Assembly instead of announcing protests.
Sharma questioned Vijayasai Reddy’s recent comments about Hindutva and Hindu issues.
BJP spokesperson Sadineni Yamini Sharma accused YS Jagan Mohan Reddy of changing his position on unanimous local elections.
Sharma said the previous YSRCP government offered incentives for villages and local bodies elected unanimously in 2021.
She alleged that opposition candidates were blocked from filing nominations and that violence and intimidation occurred during some local elections.
Sharma said Andhra Pradesh’s NDA government was focused on development projects, welfare and infrastructure.
She also criticized Jagan’s planned protests and questioned former MP V Vijayasai Reddy’s statements on Hindutva and Hindu-related issues.
- Who
- BJP State spokesperson Sadineni Yamini Sharma criticized YSR Congress Party president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and former Rajya Sabha member V Vijayasai Reddy.
- What
- Sharma accused Jagan of political double standards over unanimous elections and criticized his protests and Vijayasai Reddy’s statements on Hindutva.
- When
- The remarks were made on Thursday; Sharma referred to the 2021 local body elections.
- Where
- The press conference took place in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- Sharma said Jagan had changed his position on unanimous elections and criticized the previous YSRCP government’s conduct during local polls.
- Speaker
- Sadineni Yamini Sharma, BJP State spokesperson
- Main target
- YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, president of the YSR Congress Party
- Election issue
- Sharma contrasted Jagan’s earlier support for unanimous elections with his current criticism of them.
- 2021 policy
- The then YSRCP government announced financial incentives for villages and local bodies elected unanimously.
- Government praised
- The NDA government in Andhra Pradesh, led by N Chandrababu Naidu and Pawan Kalyan, was praised for development and welfare efforts.
- Projects cited
- Sharma mentioned national highways, the Amaravati–Kharagpur Greenfield Highway, Amaravati capital development, Polavaram, Bhogapuram International Airport and industrial corridors.
- Additional criticism
- Sharma questioned Vijayasai Reddy’s recent statements on Hindutva and alleged that he had been silent about reported attacks on temples, idol vandalism and religious conversions during YSRCP rule.