Vijayasai Reddy Launches New Political Party, Names It PRP
Everyone familiar with Andhra Pradesh politics knows the name PRP. The main reason is that Megastar Chiranjeevi entered politics by launching a party named Praja Rajyam Party (PRP). The party was active in the undivided Andhra Pradesh. However, unable to continue his political journey for long, Chiranjeevi merged the PRP with the Congress. He subsequently became a Rajya Sabha member and also secured a Union Minister's post. Former YSRCP MP Vijayasai Reddy has been making efforts to launch a new political party in the state over the past few days. As announced earlier, he revealed the name of his new party on November 11 at an event held in Vijayawada. Reminiscent of the PRP merged by Chiranjeevi, he named his party the Parivartana Rajaneethi Party (PRP). The name has now become a hot topic in political circles. There is speculation that Vijayasai Reddy has chosen this name to ensure that his new party quickly reaches the people.
Along with announcing the party's name, he also unveiled its flag. The flag has a Dharma Chakra in the centre and features white and saffron colours. Speaking after announcing the party, Vijayasai Reddy made several key remarks. He said that change should be brought about by the people themselves. He stated that the future of Andhra Pradesh is not in the hands of any leader but in the hands of the people. He said that both the ruling and opposition parties were making mistakes and stressed that whoever commits a mistake must be questioned. Questioning, he said, is the people's right. He alleged that five crore people of Andhra Pradesh were being controlled by just two families. "Should only those two families continue to rule? We do not want the dominance of those families," Vijayasai Reddy said.
He questioned whether the Chief Minister, ministers and MLAs should all come from those two families. He also asked whether a son should become Chief Minister simply because his father held the same post. He pointed out that every community has leaders and that new leaders would emerge from every caste. He said his party's objective was to put an end to dynastic politics and make young people the Chief Ministers of the state. Expressing confidence about the party's future, he said that just as calm prevails before a storm, political tremors were certain to take place in the coming days. He added that people would witness an explosion of public anger against the anarchic rule of those in power. Vijayasai Reddy said that he was challenging what he described as misgovernance. He stated that people's responsibility does not end with casting their votes; rather, their real role in a democracy begins from that point onwards.
He urged people to question anyone who commits a mistake, irrespective of who they are. Whether it is him, Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu or YSRCP chief Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, questioning them is a fundamental democratic right of the people, he asserted. He clarified that he had not entered politics through the Parivartana Rajaneethi Party to create another leader. Instead, he said his aim was to identify leadership qualities among young people and groom them into leaders. Vijayasai Reddy expressed his desire to put an end to the leadership of two allegedly arrogant political families in the state. He announced that his party would contest all 175 Assembly seats in the next elections and said that a majority of the party tickets would be given to young people.
