Chief Minister and YSRCP President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy asked the Party candidates to make use of the plenty of time available for the general elections by visiting all village and ward secretariats and seeking people’s blessings.
Addressing the YSRCP regional coordinators at the Camp Office here on Monday, the Chief Minister said that the candidates have got more time now to meet people since the elections in our State are scheduled for May 13.
Candidates should plan their schedule in such a way to meet the people in their respective constituencies by visiting all village and ward secretariats to interact with the people and seek their support, he said and asked the regional coordinators to guide the candidates on formulating the road map.
He told them that changes were made in 81 Assembly and 18 Lok Sabha constituencies in the selection of candidates and regional coordinators should take steps to establish good coordination between the Party leaders and cadre in every constituency aiming at the target of winning all 175 Assembly and 25 Lok Sabha seats.
“You should stand by the candidates and the cadre in all constituencies assessing the situation periodically and guiding them. You should also strive to make the forthcoming bus yatras successful akin to the Siddham public meetings” he told the coordinators.
Jagan asks Party coordinators to guide candidates
Jagan to kick off election campaign with ‘Memanta Siddham’ Bus Yatra
Chief Minister and YSRC party Chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is all set to kick off an extensive campaign across the state in light of the upcoming elections. As part of this initiative, a bus journey named “Memanta Siddham” will be taken up. YSRCP MLC Talasila Raghuram, the Party’s General Secretary and Programs Coordinator revealed that aside from the four districts/parliamentary constituencies where ‘Siddham’ public gatherings took place, the ‘Memanta Siddham’ bus yatra will cover the remaining 21 districts.
He highlighted the party’s comprehensive plan for this campaign during a media briefing held at the party’s central office in Tadepalli, alongside YSRCP MLA Perni Nani.
The commencement of the bus journey is slated for either the 26th or 27th of this month. MLC Raghuram emphasized that several public meetings have been conducted as part of gearing up the party cadre for the electoral campaign. MLC Raghuram noted, “Region-wise public gatherings were organized under the Siddham meeting in four districts, drawing unprecedented crowds pledging their allegiance to Jagan’s governance.”
To mobilize party members and leadership at the grassroots level, programs are underway under the banner of “Memu Siddham…Ma Booth Siddham” across every village in the state. The bus yatra will continue with the objective of “Memu Siddham, Maa booth Siddham, Yennikala Samaraniki” (“We are all prepared for the election campaign”).
The MLC further outlined that the Bus Yatra will visit one district/parliamentary constituency daily. Chief Minister and YSRC party president YS Jagan will engage with the public in the mornings, receiving feedback to enhance government performance as part of the campaign. In the evenings, large-scale public meetings are scheduled in the respective district/parliamentary constituencies.
MLC Raghuram assured that Jagan will remain amidst the crowds throughout the yatra, conducted in the same vein as earlier political campaigns such as the “Odarpu yatra” and “Praja Sankalpa yatra.” The party is slated to release comprehensive campaign details on March 19 (Tomorrow).
Great injustice for BCs in YSRCP candidates list, says Deepak Reddy
The YSRCP, while declaring the list of candidates for the Assembly elections, has done great injustice for the downtrodden sections of society thus stifling their voice, said senior TDP leader and former MLC, G Deepak Reddy, here on Saturday.
Talking to media persons after the YSRCP announced the list of candidates for the Assembly and the Lok Sabha elections, Deepak Reddy said the YSRCP has again promoted the leaders of one particular community to which Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy, belongs to. The time has come to end the dictatorial rule and the feudal system which is out to loot the State, he said.
While the people are ready to chase out Jagan not only from the Tadepalle palace but also from the State, Jagan, however, is making preparations to run away from the country, the former MLC remarked. The Chief Minister, who always claims to own the BCs, SCs and STs, has done great injustice to these sections and of the 175 Assembly segments for which the candidates are announced, in 81 seats the candidates are replaced, he added.
Of these 81 segments, Reddys were replaced only in nine segments while the downtrodden sections were replaced in 90 per cent of the seats, he said. Stating that BCs comprise 52 per cent of the population, the TDP leader said that as per this ratio they should get 91 Assembly seats but are allotted only 41 segments.
Jagan has closed-door discussion on his fate with former Telangana chief minister, K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), and KCR is understood to have alerted Jagan that he too is going to meet with similar fate, Deepak Reddy said. Probably, this must be the reason as to why Jagan is getting ready to run away from the country and thus appears to have bought an island near London, he said in a sarcastic way.
TDP spokesman, Anam Venkata Ramana Reddy, said that the IAS and IPS officers, who are dancing to the tune of Jagan, have started feeling insecure with the announcement of poll schedule. “Forget about going on Central deputation as it is the same government that is going to be formed at the Centre too in which the TDP is a partner. Mend your ways and act as per law or you will have to face serious consequences,” Venkat Ramana Reddy said.
Asking as to why Kollu Raghuram Reddy has been posted in the Revenue Intelligence, he said that this official is harassing everyone under the guise of his position, he said and said that the Director General (Mining), Venkat Reddy, will have to face serious consequences if illegal mining is not stopped forthwith. Ramana Reddy also asked Executive Officer of the TTD, Dharma Reddy, to immediately stop selling darshan tickets in the blackmarket. He also warned several officers who belong to Reddy community to put an end to their present illegal activities or they will have to face the music once the TDP-JanaSena-BJP combine forms the coming government.
Ramana Reddy strongly believed that the Nagari voters are ready to defeat the Minister, R K Roja, and commented that the TDP candidate of Nagari is lucky enough as she is fielded again from the seat. “I am confident that the TDP candidate is going to win the seat with a minimum majority of 50,000 votes,” Venkata Ramana Reddy remarked.
Jagan prime accused in APPSC irregularities, says Naidu
TDP president, Nara Chandrababu Naidu, on Friday felt that Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy, is the prime accused in the large-scale irregularities in the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC).
Giving a power-point presentation on the massive abnormalities in the APPSC, Chandrababu Naidu expressed anger that Jagan has turned the most prestigious Constitutional body into a rehabilitation centre. With these irregularities the Jagan Government has completely destroyed the dreams of the youth to serve the State holding respectable posts in the administration.
Not only the senior officials, including the chairman of the APPSC resorted to large-scale irregularities, they even misled the High Court by submitting false affidavits, he said and demanded that a CBI probe be ordered against APPSC chairman, Gowtam Sawang, secretary, P Seetha Rama Anjaneyulu, and the official in the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), Dhanujaya Reddy.
Making an appeal to the five crore people of the State to ponder over these abnormalities in the APPSC, Chandrababu Naidu said that this a classic example to the atrocious rule. “I am really pained to at the injustice being done for the youth. If a mistake is committed without knowing anything one can be excused but this is a deliberate attempt to damage the future of the youth,” Chandrababu Naidu regretted.
Stating that it is a dream of some youth to serve the people holding positions in the administration after getting elected through the APPSC, he said that generally anyone selected for the post of the chairman of the APPSC should have good track record and credibility. If there are any compromises the entire APPSC will get damaged, the former chief minister said and recalled that when he had selected Uday Bhasker for the post after thoroughly checking his background and other issues.
Observing that Gowtam Sawang is a tainted officer, Chandrababu Naidu recalled how stones were pelted at him during his visit to the capital region. Sawang termed the incident as some people were expressing anger and were staging protest, he stated. Should Sawang, at that time holding the position of the DGP, make such remarks, Chandrababu Naidu asked.
After he was removed as the DGP, the State Government has appointed him as the chairman of the APPSC which he converted as a political rehabilitation centre, Chandrababu Naidu said and asked whether the APPSC is the office of the YSRCP. GV Sudhakar Reddy who belongs to Anantapur district is a YSRCP leader and is closely related to Jagan, who is the kingpin behind all these irregularities, Chandrababu Naidu said.
How persons like Sonywood, CV Sankar Reddy and Selina can be appointed as members of such high prestigious Constitutional body, he asked and felt that the dreams of the parents to see their children in good position were totally broken. Noting that the notifications to fill the Group-1 posts and for other posts were issued on December 31, 2018 when he was the chief minister, Chandrababu Naidu said that the prelims and the mains were conducted after the YSRCP came to power.
Since the evaluation of answer-sheets was conducted much against the laid down norms, appointments could not be made by this Government. Recalling the judgments of the High Court in 2021 when the candidates sought legal recourse, he said he has personally witnessed how the candidates were struggling to get through the exams.
Though the candidates fought by collecting donations, PSR Anjaneyulu harassed them who ordered for the manual evaluation and after Gowtam Sawang has taken charge the candidates were selected in December 2021 and February 2022 concealing the manual evaluation. By burying the manual evaluation held earlier, Sawang ordered for another evaluation of answer-sheets which is against the Rule 3(9) of the APPSC, Chandrababu Naidu pointed out.
Without revealing the evaluations conducted earlier, false affidavits were submitted to the High Court that the evaluation was taken up only in March 2022 and the letter written by PSR Anjaneyulu to the DataTech Methodex is a clear evidence for this, Chandrababu Naidu said. A whopping Rs 20 lakh was paid for the stay and food expenses for Hailand for the officials who have come for the evaluation, he added.
The actual results were totally suppressed only to appoint their own candidates to the posts cleared by the Tadepalle palace and this amount total violation of the law, he felt. Chandrababu Naidu is of the firm opinion that Gowtam Sawang is totally unfit for all-India services and said that if the psycho orders for killing someone he will rigidly follow it.
Regretting that hundreds of crores of public money is being wasted in the form of fee for lawyers, he said that a second affidavit was submitted before the High Court in January 2023 only to repeat the blatant lies, Chandrababu Naidu said and stated that the State Government shamelessly is stating that it will again move the court for an appeal.
Is this Government eligible to continue, the TDP supremo asked and demanded a CBI investigation into the whole episode to bring the facts to light and the culprits be punished severely as these blunders were committed deliberately. Chandrababu Naidu also demanded the immediate involvement of the Governor into the matter and remove all those who illegally got selected to the posts.
Maintaining that the unemployed youth completely lost faith in this Government, Chandrababu Naidu said that the primary duty of PSR Anjaneyulu is whom to arrest and how to file false cases against innocent persons besides how to harass people. The State Government has stooped slow even to sell the jobs, the TDP supremo said and asked what is the reply of Jagan, PSR Anjaneyulu and the advisor to the Government, Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy, for these irregularities.
Dhanujay Reddy’s services are engaged only for political settlements, he said and felt that these blunders in the APPSC which have come to light are the victory of the jobless youth. Chandrababu Naidu is of the opinion that if the passwords are with these robbers anything may happen to anyone at any time.
Chandrababu Naidu asked the people why should they vote for Jagan who is responsible for the killing of his own paternal uncle and said that the people should ultimately win for the State to move forward. Chandrababu Naidu suspected tapping of phones of some top leaders are the YSRCP is feeling insecure after the TDP, the Jana Sena and the BJP joined hands.
Jagan releases Rs.629 Cr for EBC Nestham
Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy released Rs.629.37crore towards the third tranche of YSR EBC Nestham benefiting 4, 19, 583 women with Rs.15, 000 each.
The amount would be directly credited into the bank accounts of women aged between 45 to 60 years belonging to poor Kshatriya, Arya Vaisya, Brahmana, Reddy, Kamma, Velama and other OC communities.
Addressing a public meeting before releasing the amount with the click of a button at Banaganapalli on Thursday, the Chief Minister said that the Government has been implementing the scheme though it was not mentioned in the YSRCP manifesto as poverty has no caste.
Castigating the TDP, Jana Sena and BJP electoral alliance, the Chief Minister said that the three parties have again come together to cheat people as they did during the 2014 polls.
Listing out the poll promises defaulted by the TDP after forging alliance and sharing election campaign platforms with Jana Sena and BJP in 2014, and circulating signed manifesto copies door to door, he said the tripartite alliance cheated people by not implementing the promises made on loan waiver of farmers and self help groups, dissolution of belt shops, job for every house and unemployment allowance.
Instead of forming women protection force as promised, the TDP Government allowed call money sex racket in Vijayawada and also defaulted on Maha Lakshmi, Pandanti Bidda, Kuteera Lakshmi schemes and failed to provide Rs.100 subsidy on each LPG cylinder, smart cell phones to poor women and cycles for Class X girls from poor families.
While TDP president Chandrababu Naidu has no credibility, his alliance partner and foster son Pawan Kalyan has no values, he said, adding that they have joined hands with BJP to take people for a ride.
The political cheats and jugglers, along with the support of their friendly and rotten media have declared a war against the poor, he said, adding that the welfare schemes will continue only YSRCP retains power and Jagan continues as Chief Minister.
Asking the people to see the difference between TDP and YSRCP Governments, he said while TDP has thrown its elections manifesto into the dust bin, YSRCP Government transparently implemented welfare programmes and disbursed Rs. 2.70 lakh crore through DBT welfare programmes fulfilling 99 per cent of its election promises. He said a lion’s share of this went to women only.
He said a whopping Rs 1, 89,000 crore were deposited into the bank accounts of women in the last 58 months and said the Government spent Rs.1877crore on EBC Nestham alone.
Government implemented YSR Cheyutha, Aasara, Amma Vodi, Kapu Nestham, EBC Nestham and several other programmes aiming at economic empowerment of women and so far 42.74 lakh women have benefitted from these schemes, he said.
It is only after YSRCP came to power that election manifestos started getting credibility, he said, adding that a vote for the TDP-led alliance will only result in the rebirth of Janma Bhoomi committees and corruption.
Speaking about the reforms implemented by the Government, social pensions are being door-delivered with the active and committed support of the village and ward secretariats and volunteers, he said, asking the people to see the qualitative and quantitative difference between TDP and YSRCP rules.
“If you feel that you have benefitted from the Government, you become my star campaigner and army and bring victory to YSRCP in the elections by teaching a fitting lesson to the opportunistic alliances,” he urged them.
The Chief Minister sanctioned Rs. 100core for an irrigation project as sought by the local MLA and YSRCP candidate Rami Reddy and called upon people to bless him in the elections.
HC order on APPSC is a slap on Jagan’s face, says Lokesh
TDP general secretary, Nara Lokesh, on Wednesday came down heavily on Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy, for ‘vandalising’ the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) and said that Jagan has turned the APPSC into YCPSP.
Lokesh, in a release here felt that the High Court order cancelling the Group-1 mains of 2018 is a slap on the face of Jagan. The YSRCP gang has changed 49,000 answer-sheets sabotaging the aspirants of Group-1, he added.
Welcoming the High Court order on Group-1 mains, Lokesh said that Jagan has cheated the youth by not fulfilling the promise that he had made to them that the job calendar would be released on January 1 every year with all the details on vacancies. The evaluation of the answer-sheets was done in the most irresponsible way thus seriously hampering the future of the youth, he stated.
Recalling that notification to fill 169 Group-1 posts was released in 2018 and the exam was conducted in a transparent way, Lokesh said that the YSRCP that came to power later has resorted to various irregularities in the evaluation of the answer-sheets of the mains exam. Several relatives of the senior YSRCP leaders, who do not have even basic qualifications, are holding key positions in the APPSC thus transforming it into YCPSP, he remarked.
The YSRCP totally manipulated the prelims and the mains exams of Group-1 who were, in fact, got selected when the exams were conducted during the TDP regime and the posts were allotted to the henchmen of the YSRCP leaders though they were not qualified, Lokesh observed. He asked as to why the YSRCP Government is silent on the charges being levelled against the ruling dispensation.
Lokesh, in the press note promised to fill all the vacancies in various Government wings in the most transparent way and all the vacancies will be filled rigidly following the High Court order. He asked the Group-1 aspirants not to get disappointed as the coming TDP-Jana Sena-BJP government will take all measures to fill the vacancies.
Jagan inaugurates Krishna River retaining wall
Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurated the 2.26 km long retaining wall constructed alongside Krishna River at Kanaka Durgamma Varadhi here on Tuesday.
The wall on the two sides of the Varadhi was constructed with a cost of Rs, 500crore for protecting 80,000 Krishna Lanka residents from flood threat.
Addressing a public meeting on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that the previous Government never thought of constructing the protection wall to safeguard the lives of the flood-prone residents.
We all know that local residents suffered a lot during flood times but their problem was not taken seriously by the previous Government, he remarked.
During the last five years only, the Government initiated measures to construct the wall for protecting the people from floods, he said, adding that a park was established and beautification works were also undertaken for the benefit of the locals.
The Chief Minister also launched the Rs. 12.4crore river front park’s first phase that contains an entry plaza, walking track, open zym and children’s play area, besides launching the works of sewage treatment plants worth Rs. 239 crore that would benefit five areas in the city.
He also distributed regularized house site pattas to the poor and said the Government has regularized 31,866 house site pattas in Vijayawada and the beneficiaries from 16 colonies of Vijayawada East, Central and West constituencies would get full ownership rights on the allotted house sites.
He named the park Krishnamma Jala Vihar, picking it up from a list of names submitted by the officials.
The Chief Minister said that the Government has initiated several development initiatives in Vijayawada city and the statue of Dr BR Ambedkar was also established with an expenditure of Rs.400 crore.
Besides completing the works of the fly-over to Vijayawada International Airport, two additional fly over bridges also came up on the road, in addition to the Kanaka Durgamma fly over.
He said the Outer Ring Road work is also in full swing and it would be ready for inauguration in the next few months.
All these development works apart, the Government has been striving hard to improve the lives of people through introduction of village and ward secretariats and the volunteer system but the opposition is unable to see it all, the Chief Minister observed.
Jagan getting scared of TDP-Jana Sena-BJP tie-up, says Lokesh
Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy, is getting scared of the TDP, Jana Sena and the BJP alliance and it is clearly visible through his feelings, said TDP general secretary, Nara Lokesh, on Monday.
Addressing his ongoing Sankharavam meeting at Rudrampet of Anantapur district, Lokesh felt that the facial expressions of Jagan Mohan Reddy clearly reflect the fact that he is afraid of the tie-up among the three parties. Fondly recalling the support extended by the people of Anantapur which elevated the TDP founder, the late N T Rama Rao, to the post of chief minister of the State, Lokesh said that he is fortunate enough to address the people from this land that he treats very holy.
Well aware of the fact that people will not attend the Siddham meeting of the YSRCP held on Sunday, the organisers managed some pics with green-mat and through drone, but Jagan seems to be afraid of even the drone, he remarked. The time of the YSRCP is over and Jagan started counting his days, Lokesh stated.
Terming Jagan as a white-collar criminal, Lokesh said that the case study on the criminal records of Jagan is available even at Stanford University. Discussions and debates are on in foreign countries as to how such persons are getting elected, he added.
Observing that Jagan has miserably failed to fulfill any of the promises that he has made to the people, Lokesh asked as to why the Group-2 notification was released just a few days before the elections. Those who have taken coaching for various competitive examinations spending lakhs of rupees are feeling totally insecure, Lokesh felt.
Asking the youth not to get disappointed as the coming TDP, Jana Sena and the BJP government will fill up all the vacant posts besides providing employment opportunities to them through other ways. Stating that he has undertaken pada yatra for 3132 km in State, he said he has come to know the problems being faced by various sections during his pada yatra.
Following this, TDP supremo, Nara Chandrababu Naidu, and Jana Sena chief, Pawan Kalyan, together announced the Super-Six, he said and promised to implement whatever mentioned in the Super-Six will be implemented in toto. DSC will be released every year to fill up all the pending posts besides providing free bus travel for women, he added.
Recalling that the TDP-BJP had formed the government in 2014, Lokesh said that the Muslims felt fully secure during that time and never there were any kind of attacks on Muslims. In fact, the then government has introduced various welfare schemes for the minorities, he added. However, after Jagan became the Chief Minister there were attacks on the Muslim community in various parts of the State and this indicates that the minorities are feeling insecure in the YSRCP rule, he stated.
Three leaders from the Muslim community represented the TDP in Parliament, Lokesh said and made an appeal to the community not to trust the YSRCP leaders. Stating that Anantapur is always a favourite district for the TDP as his uncles, late Hari Krishna and Bala Krishna, got elected from here, Lokesh said both the leaders had worked hard to develop this district.
Cautioning the activists of both the TDP and the Jana Sena to be vigilant as the YSRCP is trying to create rift among them, Lokesh made an appeal to them to take the Super-Six schemes to every doorstep and stated that those who have successfully taken the Babu Surety Bhavishasyathuku Guarantee to the people have been rewarded.
Jagan uttered lies at Medarametla too, says Atchen Naidu
Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy, continued his game of uttering blatant lies at Medarametla too, taking innocent people for a ride, observed TDP State unit president, Kinjerapu Atchen Naidu.
Jagan has deceived the people and his statement that he fulfilled all the promises is totally false, Atchen Naidu said in a statement released here on the remarks made by Jagan at Medarametla. Jagan has spent only 15 per cent of the budgetary allocation made for welfare while TDP supremo, Chandrababu Naidu, as the chief minister of the State has spent 19 per cent, he said.
Advising Jagan to ponder over his future in politics and how will he win the Pulivendula seat since people are well aware of who killed his Babai (paternal uncle), Atchen Naidu said that the sole dream of Jagan is to loot the State and build a palace in every district. Since Jagan has lost his credibility not even one lakh people attended his Medarametla meeting, he added.
Jagan did not fulfill even a single promise made to the people like filling 2.3 lakh vacancies in various government departments, total prohibition and cancellation of the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). Observing that all the sections in the State are the victims of Jagan’s rule, Atchen Naidu asked as to why Jagan and his partymen are scared of the Opposition alliance.
If Jagan has public support as he claims, why should he feel insecure when the TDP, Jana Sena and the BJP joined hands, he asked. Now the YSRCP leaders are well aware that their atrocities are no longer be allowed, he stated.
Kinjerapu Atchen Naidu is of the strong opinion that Jagan and his party leaders made every effort to transport people from 50 Assembly segments in six districts spending Rs 100 cr only to cheat the innocent people.
YSRCP for welfare, TDP for deceit, says Jagan
Slamming TDP for its opportunistic tie-ups, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said people are YSRCPs natural allies and they would spread the message of welfare across the State as it is tangible and seen all over.
He called upon the Party rank and file to take the message of welfare strongly to the people in their respective areas for making a clean sweep of 175 assembly and 25 Lok Sabha seats in the ensuing elections.
Addressing a mammoth gathering at the fourth Siddham public meeting here on Sunday, the Chief Minister asked them to make it clear to the people that the welfare measures will continue only if Jagan continues to be at the helm.
Stating that the YSRCP would soon release its election manifesto, he said that it contains only the promises that the Party could implement unlike the TDP which promises heaven but shows hell after coming to power as it did after winning the 2014 polls.
He said he is seeking political power to fulfill the dreams and aspirations of all demographic groups like women, farmers, the aged, school-going boys and girls and the youth for handing them over a golden future while Chandrababu Naidu is seeking political power for pursuing again the policy of plunder, stash and devour.
TDP which has copied its manifesto from other parties in the neighboring states in the name of six guarantees is seeking power for selfish ends while YSRCP wants political power for relieving the poor from the fetters of poverty, he said and told the Party cadre to publicize this.
“I seek political power for creating history in elevating the lives of the poor and transforming the society while having a permanent place in the history books and in your hearts while Naidu needs for his selfish ends.
Naidu has forged alliances with political parties which have no political stakes in the state, which have illogically and unethically divided the state, which have defaulted on the promise of special status for the State and which have only generals and no army, he said, adding his alliance is with people only.
Our welfare schemes have benefitted 87 per cent of the people across the State and the Party has fulfilled 99 per cent of the election promises, he said, adding that the TDP has no political credibility.
Describing the forthcoming elections as a war between YSRCP that stands for credibility, social justice and represents the poor and TDP that stands for deception, injustice and represents feudalistic forces, he called upon the cadre to convey the message that Naidu is approaching the voters again with fake promises which can’t be implemented. The ulterior designs of TDP and its allies should be exposed and defeated.
Stating that the YSRCP Government has delivered welfare benefits worth Rs. 2, 65,000crore through DBT schemes and Rs. 1,10,000 crore through non-DBT schemes to eligible beneficiaries without bias spending Rs.75, 000crore per year in the last 58 months, he said TDP and its allies have promised welfare schemes worth Rs. 1,40,000 crore every year.
How can Naidu pool the funds required for the schemes, he questioned, pointing out that the TDP leader wants to cheat the people again as he did in alliance with Jana Sena and BJP in 2014.
“My alliance is with you and God and YSRCP will take on the TDP and its allies alone,” he said, asking them to caution the people about the false and misleading election promises of Naidu.
Naidu’s cycle is unable to move as it has no wheels, tires and tubes and hence, he is seeking the alliances of other parties to move it, he said, asking how come the TDP is seeking alliances if it thinks YSRCP has not done any good for the people.
Naidu’s political party is just like a tree infested with pests and YSRCP is just like a fruit bearing tree.
The Chief Minister said that while YSRCP draws energy from its credibility and the smiles of every house that benefitted from the welfare schemes, Naidu draws his strength in alliances with others parties which do not matter in the State.
The Chief Minister stated that Chandrababu is a zero and its alliance will only make a big zero as the TDP leader and his allies can’t seek votes from the people as they have not done anything good to the State.
Fan should always be in the house while cycle should be kept out and the used tea glass should be in the kitchen sink, he said, asking the Party cadre to remind this to people.
“Beneficiaries of welfare schemes are my star campaigners and you should ensure they work like an army to work for the victory of YSRCP in the elections”, he said, saluting the lakhs of people who turned out for the public meeting.
How Jagan who can’t do justice for own sister and mother can help others, asks Lokesh
Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy, who chased out his own sister and mother can do justice for others, asked TDP general secretary, Nara Lokesh, on Friday.
Addressing a huge public meeting at Kadiri as part of the Sankharavam programme Lokesh said “With folded hands I am appealing to all the women in the State not to trust Jagan who has not done justice to his own sister and mother.” Though Jagan claims that he has done so much for his sister, then why did she join the Congress, he asked.
This apart, Jagan has said that he would seek votes again only after implementing total prohibition but miserably failed to fulfil this thus cheating the public, Lokesh remarked. Also, what happened to the promise of sanctioning pension for SC, ST, minority and BC women, he asked.
Observing that it is TDP president, Chandrababu Naidu, in his capacity as the chief minister, has invited several industries to the State, Lokesh said that the Chanchalguda Jail min which Jagan was imprisoned was built by Chandrababu. The Kia company, Hero Motors and HCL were established during Chandrababu’s regime, he recalled.
Jagan is only known for increasing the prices, including the essential commodities, petrol and diesel besides withdrawing the welfare schemes that were implemented during the TDP rule, Lokesh said. Lokesh promised to respect those party leaders and activists who work for the success of the party and made an appeal to the cadre of both the TDP and the Jana Sena to strive hard for the formation of the coming government.
Jagan played game in name of three capitals, says Lokesh
“There are only seven wonders in the world and now the eighth wonder is that the claim of Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy, that he has a vision. The only vision that Jagan Mohan Reddy appears to have is resorting to illegal sand mining and ganja smuggling” remarked TDP general secretary, Nara Lokesh, here on Thursday in a sarcastic way.
Launching the second phase of Sankharavam programme here, Lokesh felt that he is fortunate enough to step on this sacred land of Ananthapur where the people always uphold ethical values. Jagan Mohan Reddy has played a game in the name of three capitals, Lokesh said and added that he did three things for Visakhapatnam, including building a palace there with a whopping Rs 500 cr, spending Rs 25 lakh for a bathroom alone.
When Jagan steps on Visakhapatnam land some bad omen happens as for the first time he visited the port city the gas leakage from LG Polymers was reported when he visited second time the reactors got exploded in that company, Lokesh said, adding that during his recent visit BYJU’s centre got burnt. While the people of North Andhra are getting ready for Jagan’s last journey, he, however, is stating that he will take his oath from this area if he gets re-elected, Lokesh remarked.
Making a mockery of a graphic building produced by Jagan in Visakhapatnam terming it as ‘kodi katti’ (chicken knife), Lokesh said that he only made everyone recall the murder of his paternal uncle, Y S Vivekananda Reddy. Jagan who utters the words of value and credibility, should first reply to his cousin, Dr Suitha Reddy, whose farther was mercilessly done to death, Lokesh said.
When his own sister, Sharmila, says that she does not have security how other women in the State can expect safety and security from this Government, he asked. Recalling the series of welfare of schemes that Jagan has discontinued which were implemented during the TDP regime, Lokesh said that the Super-Six schemes were announced by TDP supremo, Chandrababu Naidu, and Jana Sena chief, Pawan Kalyan, after witnessing the problems being faced by all sections of people.
Asserting that all the schemes announced by the TDP-Jana Sena combine, including providing 20 lakh jobs to the youth in five years, will be implemented in letter and spirit, he said that the ‘Jayaho BC’ programme was organised keeping in view the safety and security of the community. Listing out the schemes announced by the combine for the progress of various sections of society, Lokesh said that all the pending projects in Rayalaseema will be completed within no time of the TDP-Jana Sena forming the coming government.
Observing that Best Activist of the TDP award has been given to those who have already performed well, Lokesh promised to provide nominated posts for all those who strive for the success of the TDP in the coming polls. Lokesh made a fervent appeal to the TDP and the Jana Sena activists to take the Super-Six schemes to every doorstep and ensure that the candidate of the combine, Sunil, gets elected with huge majority in the upcoming elections.
Jagan releases Rs 1294 Cr for input subsidy
Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy released Rs 1294.58 crore towards input subsidy benefiting 11,61,000 farmers who lost their crops due to drought during 2023 and Michaung cyclone in December last.
Releasing the amount with the click of a button from his camp office at Tadepalli on Wednesday, he said that Andhra Pradesh is the only State which has been paying input subsidy to farmers for crop loss in the same season.
Out of the Rs 1294.58 crore, Rs 847 crore is being paid as input subsidy to 6, 96,000 farmers hit by drought in 103 Mandals of 7 districts while the rest is paid to 4, 61, 000 farmers who suffered crop loss due to the Michaung cyclone.
So far, Government disbursed Rs 3262 crore under input subsidy to 34.41 lakh farmers who lost their crops due to natural calamities in the last 57 months, he said,
For the first time, the Government has been handholding farmers at every step through RBKs and village secretariats and crop loss compensation is made through e-cropping assessments and displaying the lists transparently.
This helps farmers and the official machinery to make corrections so that farmers would not suffer any financial loss and the Government has been taking several steps to avoid financial loss to farmers.
Citing the Michaung cyclone, the Chief Minister said that Government purchased 3,25,000 tons of discoloured paddy and added that financial assistance under Rythu Bharosa is benefiting 87 per cent of the farmers who own less than 1 hectare of land as it helps them meet 80 per cent of the cultivation expenses.
Jagan launches Veligonda tunnels in Prakasam district
Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurated the 18.82 km long twin tunnels of Poola Subbaiah Veligonda Project and dedicated them to the nation by unveiling the project pylon.
Addressing a public meeting after inaugurating the project tunnels on Wednesday in Prakasam district, the Chief Minister expressed happiness that he was inaugurating the project for which foundation stone was laid by his father and former Chief Minister Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy in 2004.
He said he was indebted to God for giving him the opportunity of travelling through the tunnels that would fulfill the two-decade old dreams and aspirations of the region’s people.
He said that the total length of two tunnels stands at around 37 km and after launching the project, the work of the tunnels was completed up to a distance of 20 km by 2014 but the work moved at a snail’s pace during the TDP rule which completed only a 6.6 km span of work.
“In a record time, we have finished the rest of the work relating to 11 km. It is a God-written script that I have completed the work that began during my father’s time,” he said. The project provides irrigation facilities to 4.47 lakh acres and drinking water to 15.25 lakh fluoride-affected people in drought-prone areas of 23 Mandals of Prakasam, five Mandals of Nellore and two Mandals of Kadapa districts, the Chief Minister added.
The project would solve the drinking water problems of people in Yerragondapalem, Darsi, Kanigiri, Udayagiri, Atmakuru Giddaluru and Budvel constituencies, he said. He further said that the Government will have to spend Rs. 1200 crore on the LA and RR package for filling the reservoir and it would be completed by July or August.
The Chief Minister later introduced YSRCP candidates from the district to the people and called upon them to elect the candidates with good majority in the forthcoming elections.
The project will draw 43.50 TMC of floodwater from the foreshores of the Srisailam Project Reservoir through Kollam Vagu and a feeder canal and store it in the Nallamala (Veligonda) Sagar Reservoir that has a storing capacity of 53.85 TMC of water. While the project’s stage-1 distributor canal will irrigate 1, 19,000acres, stage-2 canal will supply irrigation water to 3, 28,300 acres.
The project will supply 2.25 TMCs of drinking water to 1657 villages in 7 assembly constituencies of Prakasam district through the water grid scheme while another 2.58 TMCs of water will be supplied from the Nallamala Sagar Reservoir to the mega industrial hub to be established by the APIIC Donakonda in Prakasam district.
Another 1.27 TMCs of water will be supplied to the National Investment and Manufacturing Zone (NIMZ) being set up in Pamuru and Peda Cherlopalli Mandals in Prakasam district.
Jagan launches Bhavitha for youth
Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurated Bhavitha, a programme that aims at changing the skill development eco system into a vibrant one for preparing the youth to meet the growing needs of the industry, here on Tuesday.
Addressing students and youth trained in various skills after the launch, the Chief Minister said that Bhavitha is a wholesome and comprehensive programme that brings convergence of the industry with institutions like ITI and Polytechnic Colleges. The programme’s sole objective is empowerment of the youth with the knowledge of various skills, he said.
He also launched the web portal and mobile app AP Skill Universe, the platform that coordinates the skill training and development programmes. To make the youth globally competitive, the Government has started revolutionizing the educational system to enable students to get certificates from international educational institutions like Harvard and MIT in emerging courses, the Chief Minister said.
This has become necessary due to lack of job-oriented courses and quality studies in the present educational system, he said, adding that the Government has already initiated efforts to change the training ambience in Polytechnic and ITI colleges also.
He said that 158 industrial units have come forward to train our ITI and Polytechnic students in various skills and employ them in their organizations.
Every constituency and every district will have a skill development hub and sill training college respectively and they will work under the aegis of a Skill Development University, he said, adding that Bhavitha (The Cascading Skills Paradigm) which has been a pilot project so far, will be implemented on a regular basis henceforth.
He said he is happy that 26,000 candidates out of 53,000 trained youth under the programme have already got placements in different institutions.
Two of the trained youth also spoke on the occasion and thanked the Chief Minister for launching the programme.
The programme, a significant milestone in revolutionizing skill development, is a collaborative programme between Government and industries to modernize training institutions and impart training to the youth in tailor-made courses for meeting the needs of the industry. Minister for Finance and Skill Development B. Rajendranath, Education Minister B. Satyanarayana, Medical and Health Minister V. Rajani and Principal Secretary (Skill Development) PS Suresh Kumar also participated in the programme. The Chief Minister also inaugurated and laid foundation stone for a slew of development works worth Rs. 1500 crore.
Jagan unveils Vision Visakha
Unveiling Vision Visakha plan for the next five years, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said the City needs to be developed as the growth engine that would contribute to all round prosperity of the State in the coming years.
Addressing the Seminar at the Radisson Blue Hotel in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday, the Chief Minister reaffirmed his commitment to make Visakhapatnam the Administrative Capital.
Dwelling at length on the advantages the city has to become the Executive Capital, he said the Opposition parties and groups, along with their friendly media, are opposing the idea of Visakhapatnam as the executive capital city for the simple reason that they have their interests elsewhere.
He said he is not against Amaravati to be developed as the Capital city but we need to spend around Rs.1 lakh crore over a period of 20 years pumping in Rs 5000 crore every year to build up the Capital-necessitated infrastructure in around 50,000 acres of virgin land.
Who knows, the estimates may go up and we may require spending around Rs. 5 or 10 lakh crore to construct our Capital at Amaravati over a period of time, he said.
Neglecting these facts, the opposition media is shamelessly making a hue and cry indulging in land grabbing allegations against us, he said, adding that they don’t want the Chief Minister to sit here as their interests lie in Amaravati.
However, this city has all the necessary infrastructure to be the administrative capital for the State and we need to give only final touches to the city and if he had vested interests, he would have spoken about Kadapa.
As Hyderabad has nearly 90 per cent of the PSUs, it grew at a faster pace but it has become the growth engine city for the Telangana post-bifurcation. Our State can’t grow unless and until we have a similar growth engine city, he said.
Vizag has perfect potential to become our growth engine for Andhra Pradesh, he said, adding it would become another city like Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore in another 10 years or so.
With the basic infrastructure of well laid out roads, port facilities and some good structures, it is enough if we have an iconic Secretariat, a convention centre and a sports stadium and the like that could attract the attention of people not only in India but across the world.
Listing out the advantages for Visakhapatnam, the Chief Minister said that apart from the city already being a port one, the Mulapeta Port and Bhogapuram International airport, along with the 6-lane express highway, would be ready for functioning in another 15 or 18 months, boosting up infrastructure.
That apart, the coming up of Adani Data Centre that facilitates laying of submarine cable from Singapore and 7-star hotels, resorts by Oberai and May Fair groups and NTPC Green Hydrogen projects will also contribute to the growth of the City, he said, adding that the Government has also been trying to have a balanced growth of manufacturing and services sectors across the State aiming decentralized growth.
With Andhra Pradesh basically being a agrarian state, we need to develop the other sectors also equally, he said, adding that Mulapet, Ramayapatnam, Machilipatnam and Kakinada ports are being built at rapid pace besides developing 10 fishing harbors and 6 fish land centers.
As the Government remained pro-active to facilitate quick growth, the State was ranked first in the ease of doing business (EoDB) in the last three successive years, the Chief Minister said and stressed that 39 per cent 352 MoU signed at the Visakha GIS in March 2023 have been translated into reality.
Assuring the industrialists that Government is committed to make Visakhapatnam the administrative capital and turn it into the most-needed growth engine for Andhra Pradesh, he said that everyone should think what is good for the next generation, how to enhance the revenues of the State and how our children will prosper,
“After the elections, my swearing in ceremony as the Chief Minister will take place in Visakhapatnam and I will sit here in that capacity. We will prevail, we will survive and we will bounce back,” he said.
Why Jagan silent on irrigation while addressing meeting in R’Seema, asks Naidu
Why Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy, who has organised his ‘Sidhham’ meeting in Rayalaseema was totally silent on irrigation projects in the region, asked TDP supremo, Chandrababu Naidu, here on Monday.
“‘Water, investments, education and employment are the major issues that totally transform the fate of Rayalseema and as long as I was the chief minister of the State I have taken all these issues into consideration,” Chandrababu Naidu said while addressing a meeting at Penugonda as part of the ‘Rea Kadali Raa’ programme. Jagan has tried to loot the Lepakshi Knowledge Hub land worth Rs 10,000 cr for a mere Rs 500 cr, Chandrababu Naidu said.
“I could smell the vengeance in all of you to decide the fate of Jagan in the upcoming elections,” he said and made an appeal to the people to join hands to save the State from this psycho. Chandrababu Naidu felt happy at the tremendous response from the public.
Observing that he has given the ‘Raa Kadali Raa’ call keeping in view only the welfare of the people and for the security of women, Chandrababu Naidu said that Ananthapur is the district which he likes very well. Making it clear that he has decided to develop the district in all sectors, the TDP supremo said that he has completed projects worth Rs 64,000 cr in the district during his tenure and has completed several irrigation projects including Jeedipalli, Byravani Tippa, Vellapalli, Guntakal branch canal and Madakasira.
Chandrababu Naidu felt that no region in the country can compete with Rayalaseema and stated that if irrigation water is supplied the area will move further on progressive path. Calling upon the people to ponder over who has developed the region and who looted the area, Chandrababu said asked how Jagan can grab the land worth Rs 10,000 cr for a mere Rs 500 cr by inviting tenders. “Is it your father’s property,” he asked.
Observing that he always gives priority for education and irrigation water, the former chief minister said that if the youth can become engineers or doctors they can rule the whole world. “You have seen how I have developed Hyderabad and how employment opportunities were provided for the youth in Information Technology sector,” Chandrababu Naidu said.
Stating that he tried to develop Andhra Pradesh too on the same lines taking the State to number one position in the country by utilising all the available resources, he said that the State has the longest sea-coast in the country. “Though I have made every effort to develop Amaravathi in all spheres, Jagan has totally destroyed it,” Chandrababu Naidu said with a tone of serious concern.
Pointing out that Jagan has managed to engage several buses to transport people for his ‘Sidhham’ meeting, he said that the State Government is refusing to operate RTC buses even in the routes where the TDP is organising meetings. “But still lakhs of people have attended this meeting travelling by private buses, own two-wheelers and using other modes of transport. That is the spirit I liked in all of you,” he noted.
Jagan is making a false promise that he had raised the monthly pension of various sections, he said had he was back in power in the last election he would have raised the monthly pension to Rs 3,000. Chandrababu Naidu listed out various other welfare programmes that he had implemented for different sections of society during the TDP regime.
Daring Jagan to come for an open debate on the murder of his paternal uncle, YS Vivekananda Reddy, the TDP supremo asked the women who attended the meeting whether they feel secure in this Government. Sending a strong warning to the YSRCP leaders that serious action will be taken against all those who are now harassing the TDP activists, Chandrababu Naidu remarked that for every action there will be a reaction. “I and the Jana Sena chief, Pawan Kalyan, are ready for any kind of sacrifice,” he added.
Promising to make Madakasira as a horticulture hub and develop Rayalaseema in all sectors, Chandrababu Naidu expressed confidence that it is the TDP-Jana Sena combine that is going to form the next government. “Work for the progress of the State and bring awareness among the people,” Chandrababu Naidu told his party activists too.
Naidu predicts revolt in ruling YSR Congress
TDP president, Nara Chandrababu Naidu, predicted revolt in the YSRCP which will be a humiliation for party president and Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Giving a warm welcome into the TDP for Nellore Lok Sabha member, Vemreddy Prabhakar Reddy, and several of his supporters who joined the party at a massive public meeting, Chandrababu Naidu said that Jagan always feels that only he should act like a king while all others should be his slaves. The TDP supremo made an appeal to the people to think about the mindset of Jagan who got various cooked-up stories published in the media on the background of his own sister.
“Do such comments on your own sister not have a humiliating effect on your mother,” Chandrababu Naidu asked Jagan. The TDP supremo wanted to know whether Jagan is ready to answer the issues raised by his cousin, Dr Sunitha Reddy, on the murder of her father, Y S Vivekananda Reddy. He also questioned Jagan whether he is ready to arrest those who are behind the murder of Vivekananda Reddy.
Making a mockery of the comments made by Minister Anil, the TDP supremo commented that this person, Anil, who uttered bullets repeatedly, has been pushed outside his home district, almost three districts away. Chandrababu Naidu made it clear that such persons are not going to win the elections.
Making it clear that the TDP-Jana Sena alliance is only in the interest of the State and the people, Chandrababu Naidu declared that Jana Sena chief, Pawan Kalyan, has highest regard in the TDP. “The conspiracies being hatched by Jagan to cause damage to the alliance will be futile,” he added.
Expressing confidence that the combine is going to win 10 Assembly segments in the combined Nellore district where the voters have high political awareness, Chandrababu Naidu said that Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy too is going to win the Lok Sabha seat here. Those who joined the TDP in the presence of Chandrababu Naidu include the couple Prashanthi Reddy, the deputy mayor of Nellore, Rup Kumar Yadav and several others.