Latest YS Jagan Mohan Reddy News & Updates

Vijayawada, June 18 (IANS): Former Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday demanded a CBI inquiry into the alleged custodial death of Gade Sai Krishna at Krishna Lanka Police Station and sought strict action against all those responsible. He alleged that the case involved not only the suspended Circle Inspector but also senior police officials, including the Vijayawada Police Commissioner and the State DGP.YS Jagan visited Sai Krishna’s residence in Kri…

Amaravati, June 12 (IANS) Former Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party President Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday expressed anguish over the death of Suresh Patnala, a marine engineer from Visakhapatnam, in an attack on a ship carrying Indians off the coast of Oman.Chief Engineer Suresh was one of the three India seafarers killed in the US attack on the vessel on Wednesday. The Palau-flagged oil tanker MT Settebello was attacked off the coast of Oman, near the strategically important Strait of H…

Amaravati, June 11 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party President Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy alleged large-scale irregularities in the Mega District Selection Committee (DSC) exam and recruitment process and demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).Addressing a press conference on Thursday, he said that all the facts coming to light regarding the Mega DSC for recruitment of teachers are extremely shocking. He alleged that Chief Minister Chandrababu …

Visakhapatnam, June 10 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party President Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday demanded an additional ex-gratia of Rs 1 crore for the kin of those killed in the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant mishap. He said the families of the deceased should receive an ex-gratia payment of Rs 1 crore, over and above what is due, along with a job.He also demanded that the Assembly pass a resolution opposing the privatisation of VSP.Jagan Mohan Reddy was speaki…

Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) Amid the buzz around Congress leader Y.S. Sharmila’s rumoured Rajya Sabha nomination from Karnataka, Shiv Sena and Shiv Sena-UBT said on Saturday that it would be a “good decision” on part of the grand old party if Sharmila indeed receives the opportunity.The reactions followed a day after Andhra Pradesh Congress President Y. S. Sharmila met senior party leader and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi in the national capital amid reports that the party high com…

Amaravati, April 15 (IANS) Asserting that all fishing harbours belong to fishermen, former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday slammed the coalition government for what he called destroying the blue economy and handing over the harbour to private parties. Addressing fishermen after visiting the Juvveladinne fishing harbour in Nellore district, Jagan Mohan Reddy questioned Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu as to why the Juvveladinne h…

Amaravati, April 1 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSRCP President, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, on Wednesday termed Amaravati as the ‘capital of corruption’ and accused Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu of engineering unprecedented and impractical policies to enrich him and his coterie.On a day when the Lok Sabha passed a Bill to give statutory recognition to Amaravati as the sole capital of Andhra Pradesh, Jagan Mohan Reddy addressed a press conference here to lash out at Chandrababu N…

Amaravati, March 25 (IANS) Former Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday expressed strong support for the proposed amendments to the Women’s Reservation Act, 2023, aimed at enabling its implementation by 2029.​ In a post on the social media platform ‘X’, he welcomed the move to ensure 33 per cent reservation for women in the Assembly and Lok Sabha, calling it a significant step toward strengthening women’s political representation in the country…

Amaravati, March 24 (IANS) Former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday welcomed the renewal of FCRA permissions for the Rural Development Trust (RDT) and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the decision.​ He stated that the renewal under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act will ensure the continuation of RDT’s vital services in education, healthcare, environment, and social development across the undivided Anantapur district, significant…

Amaravati, March 17 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday said there is widespread public resentment against the coalition government.​ Addressing YSRCP leaders and cadres from Ongole, he said he would embark on a padyatra to take up people’s issues.​He said the coalition government had benefited no section of society. He added that discussions in every household were centred on how he had accomplished so much and why…