Don’t be carried away by Chandrababu Naidu’s false promises: YS Jagan

PUTTAPARTHI: Reiterating that Chandrababu Naidu is unabashedly pursuing the policy again of plunder, stash and devour, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has called upon people not to be misled by the false propaganda of theTDP and its band of looters.

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday, released Rs 2,204.77 crore towards the second tranche of the fifth year’s YSR Rythu Bharosa-PM Kisan to benefit 53.53 lakh SC, ST, BC and minority farmers. An amount of Rs. 4,000 each would be credited directly into their bank accounts.

Addressing a huge public meeting here, the Chief Minister said that Naidu led a regime of heartlessness in which all sections of society suffered as the TDP never showed concern for the people’s problems during its rule. “In contrast, we are very generous in implementing a plethora of welfare schemes for the uplift of SC, ST, BC and minority communities adhering to our election manifesto. The popularity of the YSRCP is evident in the huge response of the people to its Bus Yatras,” YS Jagan said and added that Naidu never thought of doing good to the people.

Taking a jibe at Naidu, YS Jagan said that the former Chief Minister had no time to think of schemes for the people during his regime and he only worked to orchestrate a skill development scam, fiber-net scam, liquor scam, sand scam and Capital lands scam. Not even a single good scheme comes to our mind when we think of him.

“Naidu is aiming to grab power again to share the spoils with the gang of thieves and foster son Jana Sena president Pawan Kalyan. People should think about why the TDP leader failed to implement welfare schemes which are in vogue today,” he said.

The Chief Minister said that despite the fact that 62 per cent of the people depend on agriculture, the TDP leadership never thought of doing good to the farmers, he said and added that instead, Chandrababu Naidu defaulted on his election promise of waiving their loans to the extent of Rs. 87,612crore while also diluting the zero interest scheme.

“In contrast, the present Government has gone the extra mile of spending Rs 8,000 crore on facilitating MSP for crops not listed by the Centre, paying Rs 7,802 crore for 54, 47,000 farmers under crop insurance as against Rs. 3, 411 crore paid to 34, 80, 000 farmers during TDP rule”, he said.

Slamming the TDP for killing the cooperative dairies for benefiting the family-owned Heritage and other private dairies, YS Jagan said that the State Government brought in Amul to help the farmers. Around Rs 60, 00 crore was spent on paddy procurement benefiting 33 lakh farmers in the last 54 months, as against Rs 40,200 crore spent during the TDP regime, he added.

Highlighting the initiatives taken by the YSRCP Government, the Chief Minister said that resurvey of lands was taken up after 100 years to update the land records and restore full ownership of assigned, dotted and Inam lands to the beneficiaries.

YS Jagan added that the results of the reforms were tangible in the shape of infrastructure in schools and hospitals through Nadu-Nedu, rise of Aarogyasri ailments and procedure to 3300, digitalization of class rooms, distribution of tabs, village clinics, family doctors and construction of 22 lakh houses for the poor for which 35 lakh house sites were given.

“While this is the history of YSRCP, Naidu has a history of lies and false promises. I therefore urge you not to be carried away by his false promises. If you feel you are benefiting from the welfare schemes, you become my soldiers and bring victory to the YSRCP in the next elections,” YS Jagan said and asserted that he was only depending on the people and God.