With the Telugu Desam Party making a hue and cry over the health condition of Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu in Rajahmundry central jail where he had been lodged in connection with the skill development case, YSR Congress party came up with a strong retort.
“For every two or three days, the TDP leaders are enacting a fresh drama over Naidu’s imprisonment in the corruption case. Today, they started a fresh drama stating that Naidu’s health condition has deteriorated in the jail,” YSRCP general secretary and advisor Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy alleged.
He said the TDP leaders first said Naidu had suffered from dehydration and today, his son Lokesh went to the extent of alleging that his father was being administered steroids.
“Others say he was being bitten by mosquitoes and now, they say he is suffering from skin allergy,” he said and wondered whether dehydration or skin allergy were life-threatening.
He pointed out that till the other day, whenever Naidu’s wife Bhuvaneshwari and daughter-in-law Nara Brahmani said Naidu was mentally and physically strong and he was undeterred by his imprisonment.
“Now, they have changed their stand, after realising that there is no possibility of him coming out of jail as the evidences against him were very strong,” Sajjala said.
He pointed out that Naidu had, in fact, gained weight by one kg, whereas his wife said he had lost five kgs.
“He is a remand prisoner and whatever facilities that are given to a prisoner, he will also have to face. He should remember that jail is not his mother-in-law’s place, where air-conditioned rooms are provided. Even Laloo Prasad Yadav and Om Prakash Chautala, who are older than Naidu had to face the same jail conditoins,” Sajjala said, adding that there would be no special treatment to Naidu.
The YSRC general secretary also found fault with Bhuvaneshwari for saying that there was no clean water for Naidu for bathing.
“Does she have any shame to say that? Should we send buckets of fresh water to him? As far as possible, the jail authorities are providing all facilities to him, including medical facilities, besides home food and drinking water,” he pointed out.