Conspiracy on to brand Andhra govt ‘anti-Hindu’: Jagan Mohan Reddy

Amaravati, Jan 4 : After a series of temple attacks in Andhra Pradesh, the state’s YSR Congress government on Monday alleged an ongoing conspiracy by political opponents to defame and brand it “anti-Hindu”.
Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday cited a pattern in these attacks, noting that they were occurring around the time when some prestigious welfare programmes were being launched.
“Who benefits from breaking God’s idols? Who will benefit from the crimes in temples and religious places? Who will benefit by inflaming the passions of people and resorting to violence? Who will benefit by propaganda hurting the public faith and poisonous propaganda?” he asked.
He deplored that the politics rivals were not even sparing God to reap dividends.
Reddy gave examples of nine temple attacks in the southern state which synced with some mega welfare schemes.
He said on November 14, 2019 when the Nadu-Nedu scheme aimed at transforming government schools on par with corporate schools was launched, reports of a temple being desecrated in Guntur emerged.