Vote for NDA to get State back on track, Naidu urges voters
Amaravati could have been a growth engine for the State had TDP been reelected in 2019, he says, accuses govt. of holding up Polavaram as well
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president N. Chandrababu Naidu urged the people to vote for the TDPBJPJSP alliance if they wanted development of Andhra Pradesh, while castigating the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) for “pushing the State backward in the last five years starting with the demolition of Praja Vedika”.
The TDP chief said he would strive to realise former Chief Minister and TDP founder N.T. Rama Rao’s dream of eradicating poverty, adding that he would rededicate himself to social justice and welfare of the masses, especially Dalits.
Addressing a public meeting as part of his ‘Praja Galam’ election campaign in Pamarru (SC) Assembly constituency on Sunday, Mr. Naidu said the YSRCP government had failed to implement the Amaravati capital city project and the Polavaram irrigation project — which he said were crucial for the development of Andhra Pradesh.
“Amaravati could have become a growth engine for the State had the TDP been reelected in 2019. The Polavaram project was essential for the agriculture sector in the Krishna delta to flourish, and coupled with the interlinking of rivers, it would have helped in reviving the agriculture sector across the State. Almost 72% of the Polavaram project’s construction was completed under the TDP regime. But the YSRCP government made a mess of both projects,” the TDP chief said, adding that under the present dispensation, A.P. gained notoriety as a hub for narcotics and for atrocities committed on underprivileged sections.
Flanked by Vallabhaneni Balashowry, Jana Sena
Party’s (JSP) candidate for the Machilipatnam Lok Sabha constituency, and Varla Kumar Raja, TDP candidate for Pamarru constituency, Mr. Naidu said he would set up a corporation for the welfare of farm workers and tenant farmers, extend an allowance of ₹3,000 to unemployed youth, and a pension of ₹4,000 for the physicallychallenged. Pensions, including for the AprilJune quarter, would be delivered to beneficiaries at their doorstep, he added.
“The TDPBJPJSP government will conduct a ‘Mega DSC’ as part of its mission to provide 20 lakh jobs in five years,” Mr. Naidu said.