In a surprise development, Union Minister for Tourism and Culture G Kishan Reddy had sent a letter to former chief minister, TDP president and Leader of Opposition N Chandrababu Naidu. The minister did not invite Chandrababu Naidu for the meeting to be held at Bhimavaram in West Godavari district in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be participating on July 4.

The letter tried to communicate to Chandrababu Naidu about the celebration of the 125th birth anniversary of revolutionary freedom fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju all through the year. It also had a mention of the unveiling of the statue of Sitarama Raju at Bhimavaram by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The letter further said that the 125th birth anniversary of Sitarama Raju would be celebrated all through the year jointly by the Union Ministry of Tourism and Culture along with AP Government’s Ministry of Tourism.

However, instead of requesting Chandrababu Naidu to participate in the celebrations, Union Minister for Tourism and Culture G Kishan Reddy had asked him to depute one of his representatives to be present in the meeting at Bhimavaram on July 4. It also wanted Chandrababu Naidu and TDP support in the year-long birth anniversary celebrations of Alluri.

The BJP justified the letter stating that it was sent to the TDP chief as Leader of Opposition in AP government and not as former chief minister or the TDP chief. BJP AP general secretary Vishnuvardhan Reddy justified the Central government’s letter on the ground that official invitations were sent to the people who are part of the State and the Central governments.

An invitation was sent to K Chiranjeevi as he was the minister for tourism and culture at the Centre in the past. However, no such invitation was sent so far to Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan, though he is part of the BJP-led alliance in Andhra Pradesh.

TDP president and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday slammed the Jagan Reddy Government for making ‘midnight arrests’ of those who questioned its ruthless policies.

Naidu questioned the rationale and legality behind the AP police jumping over compound walls, breaking house locks with ‘gunapam’ (a digging bar) and taking away individuals from their homes.

In a tweet here, the TDP chief condemned the manner in which the police made midnight attacks to arrest Venkatesh, an ordinary youtube channel operator at Dharanikota village in Amaravati mandal. Another person Sambasiva Rao was also arrested illegally.

Naidu said that the AP police were strangely following a ‘dacoit culture’ of stealthily entering into houses during midnight hours only to pick up people unlawfully. It was not a crime to criticise the Government on social media. But, breaking electric bulbs and disturbing people in midnight hours were indeed a crime on the part of the police.

Chandrababu Naidu demanded the police to explain whther the social media activists were terrorists or murderers. Some police were degrading to any extent in order to get favours from the powers-that-be in the Government. Such officers would certainly face serious consequences for their omissions.

Naidu demanded that the police immediately release Venkatesh and Sambasiva Rao from their illegal custody. The police officers should explain to the public for all their excesses despite strictures passed by the courts many times.

TDP president and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday urged the DGP of AP to take action against the police for their ‘excesses’ against Chittoor former mayor Katari Hemalatha.

In a letter to the DGP here, Naidu said that the Chittoor police were intimidating witnesses and filing false cases in order to cover up the murder of Katari Mohan and Katari Anuradha, former mayor of Chittoor. Appallingly, a section of police was blatantly siding with the ruling YSRCP goons and they were harassing key witnesses in various cases.

The TDP chief condemned the police jeep running over the legs of Katari Hemalatha, who was injured. Lavanya, sister-in-law of Hemalatha, complained to additional SP P Jagadeesh and also to Chittoor DSP on 22nd June 2022 about extending protection to witnesses in the gruesome murder of Katari Anuradha and Mohan, who are parents-in-law of Hemalatha.

Chandrababu Naidu said that on June 23, 2022, it was learnt that Chittoor II Town Police were inquiring about the whereabouts of Satish Naidu, key witness in the murder case of Katari Mohan and his wife Katari Anuradha. The police threatened Prasanna, an aide of Hemalatha, to reveal the whereabouts of Satish Naidu.

Naidu said at around 9 PM on 23rd June 2022, the police raided the house of Purna, brother of Prasanna, in order to threaten Prasanna to tell the whereabouts of Satish. As part of this, the police have foisted a false case of marijuana against Purna and planned to arrest him in order to threaten Prasanna.

Naidu said Hemalatha rushed to the place of incident along with her supporters to rescue Purna. However, the police forcibly pushed Purna into the jeep and manhandled Hemalatha. Circle Inspector Yatindra pushed away Hemalatha and she fell down, sustaining grievous injuries. Further, the police, while reversing, ran their jeep over her, causing fracture in her legs. Hemalatha is admitted to hospital and is currently under treatment.

The TDP chief objected to the police foisting a false case related to marijuana against Purna by showing a pack of green grass in the police jeep. CI Yatindra falsely admitted the jeep driver in the hospital to claim that Hemalatha and her group had attacked the driver.

Naidu urged the DGP to inquire and take stringent action against the erring police officials in foisting false cases against Purna and for manhandling Hemalatha. If this trend of targeting and harassing of key witnesses continues, the police in Andhra Pradesh will be mocked and will be seen with contempt. Any official wontedly deviating from their duties should be dealt with stringently. Only a quick action might help in restoring public faith in police.

TDP president and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday condemned what he described as the YSRCP Government-sponsored attack on Chittoor former Mayor and TDP leader Kathari Hemalatha.

Naidu expressed surprise that some police officers were degrading themselves to win favours from the Jagan Reddy rule. What message were they sending by harassing witnesses in the mayor couple murder in Chittoor and by filing false cases against them?

The TDP chief asked whether the erring police were trying to save the culprits. It was atrocious on the part of the police to put a bag of ganja in the house of Poorna in order to file a fabricated case against him.

Naidu said when ex-mayor Hemalatha went there to stop the police highhandedness, they did not hesitate to run the police jeep on her. With what confidence, the police were resorting to such atrocious activities? The Government-sponsored attacks were highly condemnable.

Chandrababu Naidu warned that the TDP would not leave the police officers who were committing serious offences by turning into the ruling YSRCP activists.

Meanwhile, TDP general secretary Nara Lokesh, said that their party would fight a legal battle on behalf of the victimised TDP leaders. After coming to power, the TDP would take all the necessary action against all the erring officers.

Lokesh asked whether asking for protection to the witnesses in a murder case was the crime of ex-mayor Hemalatha. The police should explain whether they were living with the salaries taken from the public or just the private army being run by the Jagan Reddy mafia.

Lokesh termed it as unjust that the police put ganja in the pockets of Poorna and then arrested him by making false charges. The way the police ran their jeep over a woman ex-mayor showed that they were not the real police but only the YCP faction team.

TDP chief and leader of opposition N Chandrababu Naidu would tour Krishna and Guntur districts for three days from June 29. He would start his tour with the party’s mini-Mahanadu to be held at Gudivada on the first day. Later, the next day, the TDP chief would address the party leaders at Machilipatnam.

Sources in the TDP say that Chandrababu Naidu is planning to visit Nimmakuru from Gudivada on June 29 and stay in the village at night. Nimmakuru is the native place of his father-in-law, TDP founder and former chief minister late N T Rama Rao.

If Chandrababu Naidu stays in the village for the night, it would be his first-ever stay after his marriage into NTR’s family in the last four decades. As NTR himself had migrated to Chennai and later to Hyderabad and had rarely visited his native village, Chandrababu Naidu never got the opportunity to stay here.

The TDP chief would also tour the neighbouring Guntur district on July 1. He would hold meetings at Prathipadu and Ponnuru Assembly constituencies in Guntur district. While he would be spending two days in Krishna district, it is likely to be one day for him to tour Guntur district.

The Guntur district TDP leaders are yet to decide on the venue for the party mini-mahanadu to be held when Chandrababu Naidu arrives. The leaders are planning to have it in Prathipadu, if the sources are to be believed.

The venue is likely to be decided in a day or two as there is almost a week’s time in their hands. Sources say that Chandrababu Naidu had asked the party leaders to find a good function hall in Prathipadu to hold the mini-Mahanadu.

TDP chief and leader of opposition N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday called upon the people to take up a relentless struggle in the next two years to throw out the ‘corrupt’ Jagan Reddy regime.

Naidu asked what right CM Jagan had to talk about ‘social justice’ when he brought an atrocious rule of Vijay Sai Reddy and Subba Reddy to a stronghold of BCs like North Andhra region. The TDP chief kicked off his ‘NTR Sphoorti – Chandranna Bharosa’ year-long district tours at the first Mini Mahanadu held at Chodavaram in Anakapalli district.

Addressing the well-attended public meeting there, Naidu cautioned the people against sitting in their homes while leaving it all to the TDP to fight against the unjust and ruthless rule. “They are trying to suppress everybody by striking fear. If we are overtaken by fear, the State will become completely destroyed. Come out and fight. I will stand by your side.”

Naidu said that Jagan Reddy held a review meeting on ‘Gadapa Gadapaku’ recently when he told his MLAs to wait for 2 years so that Chandrababu would become aged and not that much active. But that would not happen. “I can speak for two hours non-stop even now. I have no mental or physical problems. I remain cool at 6 am when I wake up and at 2 am when I go to bed’.

Chandrababu Naidu said Jagan’s misrule marked such horrible incidents like the death of Dalit doctor Dr Sudhakar, 29 illicit liquor deaths at Jangareddygudem, killing of Dalit youth by Kakinada YCP MLC and destruction of Rushikonda. Despite the orders of the Supreme Court and Green Tribunal, the Vizag’s natural attraction Rushikonda was crushed by the atrocious rulers.

The TDP chief advised the police not to become ‘bakras’ (goats) by committing violations of law to please the ruling YCP leaders. The DGP and top police bosses should explain why the police were not getting their salaries, PF, DA and even leave encashment.

Naidu said that over 25,000 teachers should be provided to the youth right now but the CM was trying to avoid this. As long as Jagan Reddy would be the Chief Minister, nobody would come to make investments and nobody would get jobs. While the TDP created best-paying IT jobs, Jagan provided low-paid ‘volunteer’ jobs.

Chandrababu Naidu termed it as alarming that Jagan Reddy’s policies led to crop holiday not just in water-rich Konaseema but also in his own Kadapa district. The CM pressed buttons but the farmers did not receive insurance money. Instead of pressing ’empty buttons’, Jagan Reddy should press real buttons and give the list of farmers’ names in a website for whom funds were released.

Earlier, the TDP gave a rousing reception to Naidu on his arrival at Vizag airport. Lots of people arrived and took part in his road shows in Gajuwaka, Anakapalli, Venkannapalem and Chodavaram. He made a floral tribute at the Ambedkar statue in Anakapalle.

TDP chief and Leader of Opposition N Chandrababu Naidu reached Visakhapatnam airport this evening. The party leaders and workers received him at the airport as the women offered him a traditional welcome.

The TDP chief would tour both Visakhapatnam and Anakapalli districts today and tomorrow. He would address the party leaders and workers in the two districts and also hold district-level mini-mahanadu.

On the first day, the TDP chief would address the party leaders and workers at Chodavaram and proceed to Anakapalli for the night stay. He would then tour the Anakapalli district on the second day.

The TDP chief had decided to tour all the 26 districts for the next one year. He would be touring at least two days every month covering two districts for the next one year. He would then start a bus yatra of the Assembly constituencies that are not covered in this year-long tour.

Chandrababu Naidu is bent on defeating the YSR Congress and returning to power in the next elections. He pledged to return to the Assembly only as chief minister and if he fails to wrest power, he would miss the opportunity to sit in the Assembly or his pledge would get defeated.

Initially the TDP chief thought of sending his son and party general secretary Nara Lokesh on Padayatra. Interestingly, Lokesh was also ready for the programme. However, Naidu dropped his son and has taken up the district tour.

TDP supremo and former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu said that the YSR Congress government would eliminate everyone who is connected with the murder of former minister Y S Vivekananda Reddy.

Chandrababu Naidu launched a photo exhibition of “Quit Jagan, Save AP” at the TDP headquarters in Mangalagiri on Friday. He said that everyone has to rally together in the 2024 elections to defeat the YSR Congress and save the state.

Referring to the death of Gangadhara Reddy, the witness in the murder of former minister Y S Vivekananda Reddy. The TDP chief said that they have anticipated the suspicious death or murder of everyone involved or related to the murder of Vivekananda Reddy.

“What we said three years ago is being proved now. The witness to the murder is dead. Earlier, Srinivasa Reddy died. We are sure that everyone will die before the enquiry is completed,” Chandrababu Naidu said. He also questioned the CBI for its silence in the murder even after four years.

“If CBI can’t investigate one death, what guarantee would it give to the people in the country?” he asked. He wanted the CBI to be active and intensify investigation, fix the guilty before the rest of the people involved in the murder are eliminated,” Naidu said.

He further said that the YSR Congress leaders have also done similar conspiracy in the murder of TDP former minister Paritala Ravindara in the past. “They are criminals. They know everything and they do everything. The CBI has to stop it,” the TDP chief said.

TDP chief and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday accused the Jagan Reddy Government of turning Andhra Pradesh into a burial ground by perpetrating murderous attacks on all sections.

Naidu blamed the Jagan regime for non-stop murder of political opponents, suicides of farmers, unemployed youth, 10th class students, rapes and killings of innocent girls and women.

The TDP chief released a book ‘Quit Jagan Save AP’ and inaugurated an exhibition of photos and videos at the party central office here, showing the anarchy and mayhem perpetrated by the YSRCP criminals with active connivance of the police.

Naidu said over 1,24,793 persons lost their lives due to atrocious policies of the Jagan Government in the past three years. Over 2,552 farmers committed suicides due to debts. The whole State turned into an ever burning ‘Ravana Kashtam’ with rivals and common public falling victim to mindless policies.

Naidu pointed out how in the latest instance over 8 students of 10th class ended their lives while 2 lakh students in all failed in the exams this year. Why Jagan Reddy’s Amma Vodi, Nadu Nedu and English medium could come to the rescue of these hapless children? The Government should take the blame for 10th class students ending their lives on the railway track.

Chandrababu Naidu condemned that over 422 unemployed educated youth committed suicides after losing hope on their future careers. Four TDP ex Ministers were harassed by putting them in jail. Six TDP ex MLAs were sent to prison by implicating them in false cases. Over 37 TDP activists were murdered by the ruling YSRCP goons.

Naidu said that under Jagan Reddy’s ‘iron leg rule’, all sections of people faced harassment and humiliations. “Nobody is able to sleep peacefully in their houses. There is constant fear everywhere. People are living in constant fear of atrocities on girls and attacks by miscreants.”

Decrying the Government ‘excesses’, Naidu said the ruling YSRCP goondas were issuing threats to Dastagiri for turning approve in the YS Viveka murder case. The investigation into this sensational murder case was now posing a credibility test to the CBI right now.

Naidu said the SC, ST, BC and Minorities were subjected to severe oppression. Unable to bear the YCP and police joint harassment, Abdul Salaam along with his wife and two children committed suided on the railway track. Five weaker section persons were killed in Macherla and four of them were BCs.

TDP chief and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday asserted that Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy owed an explanation to the public on the failure of 2 lakh students in the 10th results in Andhra Pradesh.

Naidu appealed to the failed students not to end their precious lives for the failure of systems and institutions that were functioning under the Government.

The TDP chief demanded the CM to explain why there was such a high failure rate despite his much trumpeted Nadu-Nedu programme in the Government schools. The Jagan regime has been doing largescale propaganda about Nadu Nedu transformation in schools for the past three years. But alarming results came out now.

Naidu asked why there was a huge gap between the claims made by the YCP rule and the latest 10th results. Under the TDP regime, the students’ success rate ranged from 90 to 95 percent. It was brought down to 67 percent now under the YCP rule. The deep slide reflected the pathetic conditions prevailing in school education.

Chandrababu Naidu blamed the Government’s policies like lack of teacher recruitment for the huge failure rate. Merger of schools and engagement of teachers in non-academic works contributed to the downslide. Jagan’s Nadu Nedu assurances and false claims eventually led to failure of lakhs of students, causing a lot of anguish to their parents.

The TDP chief demanded that the Jagan Government should take responsibility for all the 2 lakh students who lost one full academic year. In this whole issue, it was the Government’s systems that have miserably failed but not the innocent students. The general public should realise what harm has been done to the helpless students.

Naidu said the students should not resort to suicides for failing in the examinations. They should boldly face the adverse situation. The students do not need to end their lives when the fault lay with the systems in the Government.