Congress, TDP vindictive towards me: Jagan

KURNOOL: YSR Congress chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy charged the Congress and Telugu Desam Party leaders with being vindictive towards him.He was addressing people during his ‘Odarpu Yatra’ in Kurnool on Monday. The YSR Congress leader began his yatra this morning.He briefed people about the reasons behind taking up the yatra and how senior political leaders were harassing him. He also spoke on the political situation in the state after his father and former chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy’s sudden demise.Reminding he promised people he would console families of those who died of shock following his father’s death, Jagan said he was fulfilling his word.He alleged that senior leaders in the Congress had pushed him out from the party. “With an aim to realise the dreams of my father and do good to the people, I launched YSR Congress and after that, harassment by Congress leaders increased,” he said. He said it was unfair on part of his seniors, who were double his age, to resort to such pressure tactics.