Vijayawada: Telugu Desam general secretary and AP Housing Corporation chairman Varla Ramaiah suspected the hand of YSR Congress president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy in the anti-government statement issued by Supreme Court former judge Justice Markandeya Katju. The retired judge had asked for dismissal of the State government following the arrests of social media activists in the State.

Ramaiah said that Jaganmohan Reddy has been doing several futile attempts to come out of the CBI cases in different forms. He recalled the interview of former chief secretary Ramakanth Reddy against the CBI cases and his complaint to Prime Minister Narendra Modi against two officers, Umashankar Gowd and B S Gandhi. He alleged that Jaganmohan Reddy is now trying to influence the Supreme Court retired judge to speak in his favour which resulted in Katju’s statement condemning Chandrababu Naidu’s government.

The TDP leader sought to advise the YSR Congress chief to stop indulging in cheap tricks to influence the courts, investigating agencies and the retired judges. He said that the courts would order punishment to Jaganmohan Reddy soon.

Ramaiah took strong exception to the threats of YSR Congress leader Bhumana Karunakar Reddy who called upon his party leaders to get ready for a war with the TDP. The TDP leader wanted to know what kind of war that the YSR Congress leaders were planning against the government and the TDP. “Are you planning for a war with weapons or bombs in the Kadapa style?” he asked. He also asserted that the government under the leadership of Chandrababu Naidu would save the government, the State and the people from the war to be launched by the anti-social elements of the YSR Congress.