The Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) is intensifying preparations for the upcoming Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) elections, focusing on candidate selection and organizational strengthening. The party leadership has directed coordinators to expedite the identification of strong candidates and foster a united approach.

Vijayawada, Sep 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) A couple met former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party President, Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, at Gannavaram Airport and thanked him for their daughter’s treatment under YSR Aarogyasri scheme when the YSRCP was in power. Mahesh and Vineela from Korlagunta in the Nuzvid constituency met Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy at the airport. They came with their daughter, Dhansika, to thank him for the medical care she received under YSR Aarogyasri. The parents said Dhansika became seriously ill in 2019, when she was just two months old.

Tadepalli (Andhra Pradesh), Sep 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) President Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday directed the party's Regional Coordinators to accelerate preparations for the upcoming local body elections. He asked them to identify strong candidates early and ensure that the party moves forward in a united and organised manner. Jagan Mohan Reddy held a meeting with the YSR Congress Party Regional Coordinators at party's Central office at Tadepalli and reviewed the party's preparedness for the local elections. He stressed that the process of identifying candidates should begin immediately and that strong, credible and capable candidates should be fielded.

Amaravati, Sep 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Andhra Pradesh Police have ordered rowdy sheets against 51 people, including some key leaders of the YSR Congress Party in connection with the October 19, 2021 attack on the central office of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) at Mangalagiri in Guntur district. YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) MLCs Talasila Raghuram, Lella Appireddy, and YSRCP NTR district president Devineni Avinash are among the leaders included in the rowdy sheet. NTR Police Commissioner Rajasekhar Babu issued orders that rowdy sheets be opened against 51 people in the police stations under the limits of the Commissionerate.

Tadepalli (Andhra Pradesh), Sep 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) YSR Congress Party has accused the TDP-led coalition government in Andhra Pradesh of unleashing what it called a “reign of terror” to silence the voices questioning it. It alleged that the false cases filed against opposition leaders and cadre show how democracy is being undermined in the state. Speaking to the media at the YSRCP Central office here on Wednesday, Party Legal Cell President Manohar Reddy alleged that there is a ‘jungle raj’ in the state, with TDP goons attacking unemployed youth and YSRCP leaders at the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP) office and the task force conducting raids and terrorising family members.

Amaravati, Sep 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has decided to meet Governor S. Abdul Nazeer to complain about the alleged attack by the TDP on the party leaders protesting at the SAAP office in Vijayawada. Jagan Mohan Reddy will meet the Governor on Wednesday and will submit a complaint regarding the attack on YSRCP leaders near the SAAP office. He will also seek a CBI investigation into the alleged irregularities in DSC recruitment. YS Jagan on Tuesday held a meeting with senior party leaders and reviewed the situation after the violence during Monday’s protest at the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP) office in Vijayawada.

Amaravati, Sep 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) YSR Congress Party chief Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said on Monday that his party would continue its protest across Andhra Pradesh till the resignation of Education Minister Nara Lokesh and a CBI inquiry into the alleged irregularities in the appointment of teachers. The former Chief Minister condemned the police highhandedness against YSRCP leaders and cadres staging a protest at the office of the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP) in Vijayawada. He alleged that TDP goons, disguised as teachers, attacked the protestors. “Chandrababu Naidu Garu, why are you so afraid and agitated when we demand a CBI inquiry into the DSC scam?

Vijayawada, Sep 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The YSR Congress Party protest at the SAAP office here on Monday, demanding the resignation of Andhra Pradesh Education Minister Nara Lokesh over alleged irregularities in the appointment of teachers, triggered tension as newly recruited teachers resorted to a counter-protest. The opposition party had called for a protest at the office of the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP) to highlight alleged irregularities in the appointment of teachers under the sports quota and to demand Lokesh's resignation and a thorough CBI probe into Mega DSC. Teachers appointed under the sports quota also reached the SAAP office to counter what they called false propaganda against them and to submit a memorandum to the SAAP authorities.

Visakhapatnam, Sep 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) YSR Congress Party has slammed the TDP-led coalition government in Andhra Pradesh for what it called deliberately undermining the development of Visakhapatnam to promote Amaravati. The party also accused the government of time and again targeting the opposition with false propaganda and skirting the major issues being faced by the locals. Speaking to the media here on Sunday, former minister Gudivada Amarnath said Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has been misusing all platforms to target YSRCP and its leadership. It was YS Jagan Mohan Reddy who has given 1.30 lakh house site pattas, and the works were stalled by the coalition government, he said.

Amaravati, Sep 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) YSR Congress Party SC Cell State President TJR Sudhakar Babu on Friday alleged serious irregularities in the appointments of teachers under the sports quota through Mega DSC and dared Andhra Pradesh Education Minister Nara Lokesh for a debate. Sudhakar Babu challenged Minister Lokesh to attend an open debate at the SAAP office on September 21 and prove that only eligible candidates were appointed. He questioned how Kuna Ravi Kumar signed attestations as Softball Association president on May 16 when he was reportedly elected only on June 22.

Amaravati, Sep 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said on Thursday that negligence by Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has worsened the intensity of the severe drought in the state. YS Jagan held a video conference with YSRCP Regional Coordinators and District Presidents and reviewed the drought conditions, crop losses, water scarcity and the hardships being faced by farmers across the State. “This is not merely a natural drought. The Chief Minister’s failure to respond in time has made the situation more serious,” a party release quoted him as saying.

Amaravati, Sep 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) YSR Congress Party has flayed Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu for making tall claims about welfare schemes with an eye on the ensuing local body elections. The party said the coalition government has failed on various fronts and is now trying to take credit for measures introduced by Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. Speaking to the media at the YSRCP Central Office at Tadepalli on Wednesday, Party General Secretary Gadikota Srikanth Reddy said Chandrababu Naidu had cheated women, farmers, youth and every other section of society by going back on his election promises.

Visakhapatnam, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Kali Krishna Srinivas (Alla Nani) died of cardiac arrest on Tuesday. He was 57. Popularly known as Alla Nani, he breathed his last at his residence in Visakhapatnam. Alla Nani began his political career with the Congress party. He was elected to the Assembly of united Andhra Pradesh from Eluru in 2004 and 2009 on the Congress party ticket. He later joined the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) and contested unsuccessfully on the party ticket in the 2014 Assembly elections. Alla Nani was elected to the Legislative Council under the MLA quota in 2017.

Amaravati, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) YSR Congress Party Youth Wing State President and former MLA Jakkampudi Raja on Tuesday accused the TDP-led coalition government in Andhra Pradesh of police surveillance and intimidation against young people questioning its failure to implement election promises. Addressing the media at the Rajahmundry Press Club, Raja said YSRCP leaders, social-media activists and journalists had been subjected to cases and harassment for questioning the government. He said unemployed youth demanding a job calendar, police constable recruitment and promised employment opportunities were being targeted, while coaching centres were being subjected to inspections and pressure.

The Eluru leader was Health Minister through the pandemic in the Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy government, lost his seat in 2024, quit the YSRCP that August and joined the TDP in February 2025

Amaravati, Sep 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) YSR Congress Party General Secretary and MLC Lella Appi Reddy on Friday urged the Chief Electoral Officer of Andhra Pradesh to ensure complete transparency in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and make all voter-roll changes verifiable at the booth level. He sought constituency-wise and booth-wise official data on voters newly added, deleted, shifted, recorded as deceased and otherwise corrected during SIR, instead of merely providing download links. He also demanded complete figures relating to unmapped and discrepancy notices, including the number of notices issued, cases resolved, voters deleted and cases still pending, so that BLAs can cross-check every affected voter.

The YSRCP leader alleges that water is not being released to the Rayalaseema projects despite Srisailam reservoir being full (Source: www.thehindu.com)

Amaravati, Sep 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party President Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday reiterated the demand for the resignation of Education Minister Nara Lokesh and a CBI probe into the DSC 2025, saying it is laden with unprecedented 'irregularities' and jobs were given away on a platter to candidates who did not even write the exams. Addressing a press conference at the YSRCP central office in Tadepalli, he questioned the silence of Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and Minister Nara Lokesh on the questions raised by the opposition regarding the DSC recruitment process.

Amaravati, Sep 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) YSR Congress Party President and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday announced that he would launch a statewide Padyatra in September or October 2027 to take up people’s issues and strengthen the grassroot connection ahead of 2029 polls. Jagan Mohan Reddy made the announcement at a meeting of party workers from the Parchur Assembly constituency at the YSRCP central office in Tadepalli. "Two and a half years have passed in the blink of an eye, and another year will fly by just as quickly.