Chandrababu burns copy of GO No 1 in bonfire of Bhogi

NARAVARIPALLE: Extending the Sankranti greetings to all the Telugus in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, besides those spread across the globe, former chief minister and TDP president Nara Chandrababu Naidu, on Saturday, as a mark of protest, burnt a copy of GO No 1 in the traditional bonfire of Bhogi at Naravaripalle of Chittoor district, his native place.

Later addressing the gathering, Chandrababu Naidu said that Sankranthi was a major festival for Telugu people. "The lives of the Telugus should be viewed before and after the emergence of the TDP. Though it was the great Late Potti Sriramulu who achieved the Telugu State, it was the Late NT Rama Rao who brought respect to them," Naidu remarked.

Youth was the country's great asset, he said, adding that the Information Technology (IT) sector that he encouraged was now yielding excellent results. "Some leaders think about today and some think about the future. I always think about the future of the youth," he observed.

Maintaining that he made a suggestion to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G-20 preparatory meeting that a vision document be prepared for 2047, Naidu recalled as to how the National Highway project was launched with his initiative. He expressed deep concern that the roads in the State were in a very bad condition and said that though he suffered some pain after moving on these roads he would continue his journey for the sake of the people.

"All sections of people are suffering due to this psycho rule," Naidu said and stated that there was an urgent need for the ‘cycle’ to come back to power in view of the welfare of the public.

Parents were agonising about the future of their kids, he said and felt that the ruling parties should think only about the future of the younger generation. "But this Government is thinking otherwise. False cases are being foisted against me and the Government is not providing security even to my meetings," he said.

"If Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy has the support of the police, I have the support of the five crore people of the State," Naidu said and made it clear that his fight was not for his personal gains but only in the interest of the people of Andhra Pradesh.