Opportunities, not popular support, helped Naidu become Chief Minister, says Jagan Mohan Reddy

Opportunities, not popular support, helped Naidu become Chief Minister, says Jagan Mohan Reddy. The YSR Congress Party will take on the ‘pack of political wolves that have joined hands to loot public money and share the spoils’, says Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy. He exhorts people not to get carried away by false promises, and vote the YSRCP to power if they benefited from the government’s welfare schemes.

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president N. Chandrababu Naidu had never become the Chief Minister because of his good deeds and popular support, but due to betrayal and opportunities that came his way, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said on November 17.

Mr. Naidu hardly did anything good for the people of the State, but always strived for the benefit of his community, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy alleged while addressing a public meeting organised in connection with the distribution of Darakastu land (DKT) pattas to the farmers at Nuzvid in Eluru district.

“Mr. Naidu had become the Chief Minister by backstabbing his father-in-law and TDP founder-president N.T. Rama Rao. It was the Kargil war that had helped him become the Chief Minister again for the second time. He had tricked the people by promising them the moon to become the Chief Minister for the third time,” Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy said.

Mr. Naidu had failed to keep his promise of waiving ₹8,7612 crore loan to the farmers and duped the women members of the self-help groups (SHGs). He had also promised one job for every family. Everyone knew what the end results were, the Chief Minister said.

The people had taught the TDP chief a befitting lesson in 2019, and they should not forget Mr. Naidu’s “misrule and false promises,” the Chief Minister said.

“One should remember that Mr. Naidu has a low opinion about other communities. Mr. Naidu neither has love for society nor the earnestness to fulfil his promises. He neither respects farmers nor women. He is not committed to implementing the election manifesto. As elections are fast approaching, one should not forget these facts,” Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy said.

Stating that a “pack of political wolves” were joining forces to “loot public money and share the spoils” by pursuing the policy of “plunder, stash and devour,” Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy asserted that the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) would take on them alone.