VIJAYAWADA: The YSRC will raise the burning issues of atrocities on social media activists and Polavaram, besides opposing the Wakf Board (Amendment) Bill, in the ensuing Winter Session in Parliament.Former chief minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy held the Parliamentary Party meeting here on Thursday and chalked out the strategy to be adopted during the Parliament session.MP Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose told the media after the meeting that they would raise the issue of harassment and illegal detention of social media activists in the state. “Police are not following the rule of the law and are detaining political opponents and social media activists at will and are harassing them violating human rights,” he said.The YSRC will oppose the proposed Wakf Board (Amendment) Bill tooth and nail and will also explore legal options. Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has strongly said that they will not tolerate any discrimination towards minorities, he said.The YSRC has decided protest against the Centre’s decision to reduce the height of the Polavaram dam and demand that the Relief and Rehabilitation (R&R) package of the displaced persons be expedited. It will also fight against the privatisation of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) and will advocate that the Plant should be in the public sector. “We will stage protests in Delhi and will also raise our voice to get clearances for the pending Bills from the Centre,” he said.
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