Why did Naidu block Bharat Ratna to NTR, asks YSRCP

Amaravati, Jan 20 : Senior Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP V. Vijayasai Reddy on Wednesday questioned why Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo Nara Chandrababu Naidu allegedly blocked a Bharat Ratna award to late Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (NTR).
“During Vajpayee’s time, why did you block Bharat Ratna when they were ready to give,” posed Reddy.
He criticized that Naidu comes out during NTR’s death anniversary or other occasions and demands a Bharat Ratna for the late founder of the TDP.
“You say that you have influenced Central politics, then what did you do in those days? You say you made many people presidents and prime ministers,” demanded the Rajya Sabha MP.
Alluding to the TDP national president, Reddy alleged that the person who backstabbed and claimed the life of NTR now pretends to honour him with giant garlands.
The issue of the Bharat Ratna award to NTR, a long time demand of his fans and supporters, has come to the fore following Civil Supplies Minister Kodali Sri Venkateshwara Rao saying that Naidu will not let the honour come to the former chief minister.