TDP National General Secretary Nara Lokesh addresses the public today when he took part in TDP member Palla Srinivas Rao’s protest against the Center’s decision to privatise the Visakha Steel Plant.

Speaking to the public, Nara Lokesh questioned how the Chief Minister of the state could just write a letter to the Prime Minister, opposing the privatisation of the Visakha Steel Plant, without planning something substantial to oppose it. Lokesh said that the protests against the privatisation would only get worse if the Center decides to go ahead with the idea.

Lokesh also said that the Jagan government is exacting its revenge on Visakhapatnam, as YS Vijayalakshmi failed to win in the city. Upon enquiring in Delhi, Lokesh said that the Prime Minister has received no letter from the Chief Minister, regarding the privatisation of the Visakha Steel plant.

Furthermore, Lokesh questioned how the YSRCP government is sitting quietly when it has a strength of 151 MLAs and 22 MPs. Commenting on the state government’s ability to take proper action against the privatisation, Lokesh said that Jagan is like a gun without any bullets.

Lokesh challenged the YSRCP government, and especially Jagan to prove themselves in the third phase of the local elections. He asked them to win with a large majority, without threatening or warning anyone who gives in a nomination against the candidates of the party.