Did YS Sharmila err in choosing the time and place for her latest protest? This is the question that is being hotly debated in the political circles. Several analysts feel that she had chosen the wrong timing for the dharna on the issue of unemployment.
Sharmila camp is worried that the dharna did not get the kind of publicity it should get. The media coverage has been sparse and this protest programme did not become the talk of the town. According to political pundits, the election heat in Nagarjunasagar assembly election and also the alarming rise in Covid cases have been in the news. The spurt in Covid cases has ensured that not many people visited the dharna site. At the same time, Nagarjunasagar election became a prestigious issue for all the parties. Even the media was focused on this. As a result, Sharmila's Deeksha did not get adequate space. Similarly, announcement of elections to Warangal, Khammam and Siddipet civic bodies too became a hot topic.
As a result, Sharmila did not get much publicity. Also, the whole issue of unemployment did not help Sharmila in any which way. The Opposition was already hammering the issue in the bypolls. Analysts say that the issue did not get any mileage for Sharmila, who did not take part in these elections. Also, her party is yet to be named. So, she gained nothing from this whole exercise, they point out.
Sharmila camp is worried that the dharna did not get the kind of publicity it should get. The media coverage has been sparse and this protest programme did not become the talk of the town. According to political pundits, the election heat in Nagarjunasagar assembly election and also the alarming rise in Covid cases have been in the news. The spurt in Covid cases has ensured that not many people visited the dharna site. At the same time, Nagarjunasagar election became a prestigious issue for all the parties. Even the media was focused on this. As a result, Sharmila's Deeksha did not get adequate space. Similarly, announcement of elections to Warangal, Khammam and Siddipet civic bodies too became a hot topic.
As a result, Sharmila did not get much publicity. Also, the whole issue of unemployment did not help Sharmila in any which way. The Opposition was already hammering the issue in the bypolls. Analysts say that the issue did not get any mileage for Sharmila, who did not take part in these elections. Also, her party is yet to be named. So, she gained nothing from this whole exercise, they point out.