Goa, Oct. 27 -- Andhra Pradesh Human Resources Development Minister Nara Lokesh has criticised YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) chief and former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy over a controversy surrounding his niece's wedding, using the family dispute to question Jagan's record on women's welfare during his five-year tenure.

In a post on X on Monday, October 26, Lokesh took aim at Jagan over his reported refusal to allow the wedding of his niece, YS Anjili Reddy, to be held at the family property in Bengaluru. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader invoked the traditional responsibilities of a maternal uncle during a niece's wedding before turning the issue into a political criticism.

"Every family has a Mama who blesses his niece at the w...