The Hindu (Vijayawada)

Time to end ‘atrocious’ rule of YSR Congress Party, says Pawan

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Jana Sena Party entered into alliance with the TDP to consolidat­e anti-YSRCP votes, says Pawan Kalyan

Jana Sena Party ( JSP) president Pawan Kalyan said the formation of TDP-BJPJana Sena Party (JSP) alliance government was a certainty but he would not guess its margin of victory and that the time was ripe to end the atrocious rule of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP).

The alliance was necessitat­ed by the need to consolidat­e the anti-YSRCP votes and it became a reality, when the TDP was going through tough times, notwithsta­nding doubts and suspicions about its agenda, he observed.

Addressing a public meeting at Gudivada on Saturday, Mr. Kalyan said TDP national president N. Chandrabab­u Naidu was sent to jail in cases that were foisted on him and similar injustice could be meted to anyone if the YSRCP was re-elected, hence the need to replace it (YSRCP) with the TDP and its allies which were committed to get Andhra Pradesh (AP) back on its

Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan taking part in the election campaign at Gudivada on Saturday.

feet. He asserted that the fear of YSRCP retaining power was lurking among the people as its leaders were not bothered about developmen­t and welfare, rather, they indulged in corruption and treated the State as their …efdom.

Intimidati­on of those questionin­g the government’s policy decision has become.

Drinking water woes

The local MLA Kodali Sri Venkateswa­ra Rao (Nani) was a good man but he had little concern for the problems faced by the people and Gudivada town remained

underdevel­oped during his reign.

Aquacultur­e business in the constituen­cy was in crisis, people were facing severe drinking water problems and there were many issues to be sorted out but the MLA had been careless all these years, the JSP chief alleged.

Health university

Mr. Kalyan said Mr. Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy had showed disrespect to N.T. Rama Rao by changing the name of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences in Vijayawada as YSR University of Health Sciences for no valid reason. It was not that Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy did not deserve to be honoured but the point that many great people were born in the State before him (YSR) should be remembered.

Mr. Pawan Kalyan said he was personally not scared of Mr. Jagan but it was unfortunat­e to have a leader who had 30 - plus pending criminal cases and been out on bail for more than …ve years as the Chief Minister.

Giving him a second chance would spell doom for the State. the JSP chief added.

Machilipat­nam Lok Sabha candidate Vallabhane­ni Balashowry ( JSP), Venigandla Ramu, Telugu Desam Party candidate in Gudivada Assembly segment, and other leaders took part in the campaign.

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