Amaravati, July 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president Y. S. Sharmila on Monday demanded that the partners in the ruling coalition in the state raise the voice of farmers in Parliament. In an open letter to Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, she said the MPs of Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Jana Sena Party (JSP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) should highlight in Parliament the problems faced by farmers in the state. She said the MPs must confront the Central government on issues faced by aqua, tobacco, mango, tomato, onion and other farmers.

Vijayawada, April 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee President Y. S. Sharmila Reddy on Thursday criticised her brother and YSR Congress Party president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy for what she described as a departure from the ideals of their late father and Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (YSR).​ She advised her brother to undertake an Athma-Vimarshana Yatra (a journey of self-reflection) rather than a symbolic padayatra.​