Narpala (Anantapur dist.), April 26: Likening Chandrababu Naidu to the sly aging tiger of Panchatantra fame, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy accused him of political gimmicks to hoodwink people telling that he is a changed person now, unmindful of the fact that he took all sections of society for a ride during his term.
Addressing a public meeting here on Wednesday, the Chief Minister narrated the piece of a man-eating tiger from Panchatantra stories and asked people not to become victims of Chandrababu’s political dramas and antics again.
Like the man-eater which lures travelers into the sludge with false promises and devours them at leisure, Chanrababu is also trying to convince people that he has changed totally, he said and added that the old fox would never learn lessons of life.
Throwing satirical barbs at the TDP president, he referred to the poor quality of an interview given by Naidu to a TV channel recently and said the former Chief Minister is only trying to spread lies to cheat people once again.
Like the man-eating tiger which gets old and throws baits to attract travelers to eat their flesh, the septuagenarian has attracted four foxes into his fold to spread lies and cheat the people again.
Pursuing a policy of loot, stash and devour with the support of his friendly media and foster son, Naidu had cheated farmers, women’s self help groups, pensioners, unemployed youth and other sections of the society during his rule, charged the Chief Minister, adding that the old man is out to cheat people yet again by spreading lies and denigrating the Government and YSRCP.
Observing that the TDP president is playing games with the human memory to cheat people for electoral gains, he asked them not to be misled by his empty promises and lies. Unlike TDP rule, the Government has so far spent Rs. 2, 08,000crore on the welfare of the people, he said, observing that YSRCP is committed to implement its promises.
He appealed to the people to become his soldiers and work for YSRCP victory in the next elections if they feel they have benefited from the welfare programmes. “You are only my courage and confidence and I fully depend on you and God, unlike Naidu who has the backing of friendly media and foster son,” he told the gathering.
Students reactions
Divya Deepak, a second-year B Tech student, JNTU-Anantapur who hails from Dharmavaram hailed Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy for bringing revolutionary changes in the field of education and informed him that she was pursuing her education through Jagananna Vidya Deevena and Jagananna Vasathi Deevena.
‘’Be it implementation of schemes like Amma Vodi, Jagananna Vidya Kanuka, and Nadu- Nedu, the Chief Minister has laid a great emphasis on the future of the students and making them compete globally. I am feeling very proud that the Chief Minister is
supporting the students like her on all fronts after the financial crisis incurred due to COVID-19”, she said. Elaborating further, she said that her family has received around Rs 3.06 lakh through various schemes being implemented by the Government. She also assured of taking the initiatives of the Chief Minister forward.
Govind Chandrasekhar, a B.tech final year student at SKD University said that his father was a daily wage worker in Chennur village, Tirupati district and their financials won’t support him for pursuing higher education. The implementation of schemes like Jagananna Vidya Deevena and Jagananna Vasathi Deevena helped him a lot to pursue his higher education. Students like him will be indebted for the support given by the Chief Minister for the education sector.
Schemes like Nadu-Nedu, Amma Vodi, Jagananna Goru Mudda, and Jagananna Videshi Vidya Deevena will remain forever in the history of the education sector, he said. Around Rs 4.59 lakh was received by his family through the implementation of various schemes, he said and appealed to the Chief Minister to stand behind poor students like him.
Grace, a second-year B.tech student, JNTU-Anantapur said that it has become a tough task for her parents to provide education for her in the competitive world with available financial resources. However, the implementation of schemes by the State Government with respect to the education sector has brought revolutionary changes in the student’s future. Apart from that, many courses have been introduced in skill development and you have been a role model for our students in fulfilling the promises given in the padayatra.
Singanamala MLA J Padmavathi said Nelson Mandela’s quote ‘’Education is the only weapon to change this world’’, following his ideology the Chief Minister is also moving ahead to change the status and destiny of the State. She hailed the vision of the Chief Minister for implementing schemes in the education sector and providing education for students on par with the corporate schools.
In the past, there was a drought in the Singanamala constituency but now we are seeing abundant rains and agriculture has become profitable with the initiatives taken by the Chief Minister during his four years tenure. Development does not mean constructing tall buildings but happiness in the eyes of the poor is the philosophy of the Chief Minister.
Around Rs. 1,400 crore financial benefits were given to the constituency through various schemes, apart from that Rs 320 crore has been allocated for the overall development of the constituency, she said.
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