The Jaganmohan Reddy government has stopped paying bills towards works completed under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS). It has resulted in non-payment of coolie to lakhs of rural labourers all over the state. Now, Opposition leader N Chandrababu Naidu wrote an open letter to CM YS Jaganmohan Reddy to immediately release the funds required for full and final payment to these labourers.

Naidu deplored that the rural agricultural workers are facing an unusual crisis due to the vague and anti-labourers policies of the government. He wondered why Jagan regime is not at all passing on the benefits of rural employment guarantee scheme to the poorer sections.

Naidu advised the YCP government to change its priorities from its present drive for demolitions, destructions and devastation. Because of political vendetta, the Krishna floods devastated residents of riverside villages. Quite alarmingly, rural poor people are not able to find enough works. It’s time Jagan opens his eyes to the ground reality.

In 2014, Nara Chandrababu Naidu came to power by promising loan waiver to farmers. He implemented that promise very half-heartedly. Restrictions were imposed. Loan waiver was limited up to only Rs. 1.5 lakh. The overall burden came down to Rs. 24,000 cr but Naidu did not waive this at once. He only paid three installments but left two installments (about Rs. 8,000 cr) pending in the last two years of his regime. He chose his own political convenience and diverted these funds for schemes like Pasupu Kumkuma women scheme and Annadata Sukheebhava. Consequently, his pre-election schemes did not create any additional vote bank while Naidu also lost trust of the farmers who felt cheated regarding loan waiver.

In 2019, YS Jaganmohan Reddy came to power by promising all-round welfare to all sections of society, right from farmers to poor women to youth. His rule in the last four months revealed how political vendetta is more important than farmers’ welfare for the present government. Jagan is not paying the two farm loan waiver installments to the farmers. His government asks why should it pay something for which Naidu is responsible? If that is the case, analysts are asking Jagan why he is using the same Secretariat built by Naidu in Amaravati. Why is Jagan sitting even in the same CM chair that once Naidu adorned? It is clear now that Jagan is doing greater harm to farmers. Questions are being asked whether Andhra farmers have no choice but to get deeper into debts and commit suicides finally.

Civic authorities in Andhra Pradesh capital city of Amaravati on Monday started demolishing unauthorized constructions on the banks of Krishna river, in a clear indication that their next target could be the residence of former Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N. Chandrababu Naidu.

Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA) officials razed unauthorized construction belonging to a TDP leader near Naidu’s residence in Vundavalli village.

The workers dismantled the cement ramp amid tight security. APCRDA officials said the TDP leader P. Koteswara Rao had constructed the building in the river bed in violation of rules and regulations.

The construction was without any prior permission from competent authority and from River Conservator as per River Conservancy Act (Andhra Area) 1884, APCRDA said.

Monday’s development came two days after Naidu’s residence was served fresh demolition notice.

An order dated September 19 but pasted on September 21 has asked Lingamaneni Ramesh to remove the unauthorized construction within seven days, failing which APCRDA will remove the same.

The house owner was issued a show-cause notice on June 27. The latest order mentioned that the reply submitted to the notice was not to the satisfaction of the authority.

According to APCRDA, provisional notices were issued for 24 unauthorized constructions along the river. ‘Confirmation orders’ were issued in respect of five constructions as Authority found that there is no merit in any of the grounds mentioned in the explanation by the owners.

“For remaining 19 constructions, the explanation submitted are under examination in which 5 cases need to be disposed complying the High Court Orders,” it said.

The Authority made it clear that strict enforcement action on unauthorized constructions in Krishna river bed as per APCRDA Act will be taken.

Praja Vedika, a government building adjacent to Naidu’s residence, was demolished in June, a month after Jagan Mohan Reddy government took reins of the power following TDP’s defeat in the elections.

Naidu had been living in the house on lease since he shifted here from Hyderabad in 2016. As the then chief minister, he got Praja Vedika built adjacent to the house.

Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has alleged that Naidu himself is living in an illegal house.

TDP, however, alleged that government was acting with political vendetta.

YCP Regime is more and more unstoppable after successfully hunting down Kodela Sivaprasada Rao. Ruling party leaders are celebrating that Kodela suicide has significantly shaken the morale of TDP leaders. Now, AP CM YS Jaganmohan Reddy has begun focusing on his old obsession to demolish the Chandrababu Naidu residence on Krishna Karakatta.

For this, a grand sketch is prepared to demolish four small buildings along with Naidu house. The smart move is obviously to make an impression that there is no discrimination against Naidu. Why only four buildings when there are nearly 70 illegal buildings? Surprisingly, permissions for all these riverside buildings were given during the ‘most corrupt’ government of Jagan father YS Rajasekhar Reddy.

Analysts say that this time, Jagan is expected to blindly go ahead with demolition of Chandrababu residence. A big political sensation is immediately needed to divert public attention from Kodela suicide, Polavaram scam, welfare collapse, etc. Jagan is using all his smartness for demolitions, police cases, court litigations, vindictive politics, vicious propaganda and communal divides.

TDP boss Chandrababu Naidu accused the Jagan Reddy government of going ahead blindly with its re-tendering on the complex Polavaram project based on the report of Jagan relative Raymond Peter. Latest reports say that YCP Regime is completing re-tendering process despite negative observations from the High Court as well as the Central Government. Naidu deplored that Jagan’s adamant policy will cause further delay in project completion and the cost of the project will also increase by several times.

Naidu alleged that the safety of Polavaram is also in danger as the company without any technical expertise is getting the works contract now. The re-tendering is purely designed to give the contract works only to the specific company as per the wishes of CM Jaganmohan Reddy. Polavaram will have to withstand 55 lakh cusecs water flow. Naidu said that if works are not done carefully, the safety of the dam and that of the people will be endangered. No other state in the country went for re-tendering on a huge irrigation project like Polavaram.

Chandrababu Naidu suffered a humiliating defeat in the hands of a much younger Jaganmohan Reddy. Political pundits and Sakshi media had written about the end of Chandrababu career. They commented on the collapse of TDP as a whole. But, in just 100 days, the scene has reversed dramatically. No other CM got so much negative image as Jagan did in 100 days. Multi-crore projects stopped, systems collapsed and lakhs of construction workers were thrown out of job.

On the other hand, TDP boss Chandrababu Naidu took advantage and made a strong comeback. YCP used to mock at Naidu’s 40 years industry not helping him in election to get decent number of MLAs. Now, that same experience proved to be his asset. Naidu began agitating against Jagan in the first month itself after demolition of Praja Vedika and stopping of Amaravati and Polavaram works. He intensified his attack during floods in Krishna and Godavari. There was criticism that Naidu was not giving enough time for young CM.

Naidu’s fighting spirit motivated TDP cadres who responded overwhelmingly to Chalo Atmakur call. For the first time, the national media also began attacking Jagan policies. No doubt, TDP made a quick recovery against many odds.

The Telugu Desam Party has been severely criticising what it describes as the Reverse Rule of Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy. The people are badly embarrassed with the reverse administration of the YCP government. Now, AP Opposition leader N Chandrababu Naidu went a step ahead and said that the AP voters were so much dissatisfied with Jagan misrule that they are wishing strongly for Reverse Elections in the state as early as possible.

In the normal course, reverse election would not be possible as Indian democracy has no facilities like ‘recall’ to oust an intolerable ruler. But Chandrababu hopes that it would now come in the form of Jamili Election in just three years from now. TDP boss is already giving an indirect call to the voters to agitate and get ready to throw Jagan out of power.

In a very strong language, Naidu said that Jagan’s is the most criminalized and uncivilized regime ever in the history of the country. He called upon the TDP Legal Cell and advocates to come and help the victims of YCP attacks.

Opposition leader and TDP boss N Chandrababu Naidu has launched an all-out attack on the 100 days rule of the Jaganmohan Reddy government. He asked whether CM Jagan has fulfilled one single promise properly. The ruling YCP leaders whiled away their time all these 100 days creating confusion, reversing governance, harassing opposition parties, demolishing buildings and demoralising the administration machinery at every level.

The failures of Jagan reverse rule listed out by Chandrababu are as follows:

1. Jagan said that he would make the Centre bow before him and give Special Status if YCP wins 25 MP seats. YCP won 23 MP seats but Jagan could not do anything about it till now.
2. CM talked a lot on ‘Sanna Biyyam’ (polished rice) but it is not being given to white card holders so far.
3. YCP not speaking on giving pensions to the people aged above 45 years.
4. Old pensions increased by just Rs. 250 as against promise of Rs. 1,000.
5. YCP handed over AP property in Hyderabad to Telangana government but not asking and getting hundreds of crores funds that are due to Andhra.
6. Jagan spoke of transparency in sand policy but now YCP leaders took control like a sand mafia.
7. Housing projects for poor people are cancelled. Jagan has palaces in every city but he does nothing for poor families.
8. Amaravati would have become a big asset for AP state but Jagan has killed the Capital City with no clear alternative plan.
9. YCP stopped Polavaram project works in the name of corruption and got it stuck in court cases.
10. YCP leaders killed 8 TDP leaders so far, attacked 196 activists and continued harassing rival leaders.

The ruling YCP leaders have criticised TDP Chief Chandrababu Naidu for running away to Hyderabad when his Amaravati residence is submerged by waters. TDP leaders countered YCP saying that Naidu suffered injuries in his hand which is why he is taking rest. TDP mockingly asked whether Naidu should instruct Collectors and officials to help flood victims while CM Jaganmohan Reddy doesn’t bother and goes on a personal trip to admit his daughter in American university.

As the mutual allegations continued, Chandrababu arrived in Vijayawada and visited flood affected areas for the first time after Krishna river is in spate. He enquired about facilities provided to flood victims in Gitanagar, Tarakarama Nagar and Bhupesh Gupta Nagar along the river bund.

Naidu addressed the poor residents and told them that the Jagan government tried to submerge his residence in flood waters but instead they submerged poor people’s houses. Naidu mocked that the YCP Ministers and MLAs are doing circumabulations around his house rather than providing relief and food packets to flood victims. Naidu told the poor residents that they would have eaten good food at Anna Canteens if CM Jagan had not closed them now. No support has been given to flood victims who are facing these problems because of a flood caused by the government’s negligence and vindictiveness.