32 months of centralised corruption and wholesale betrayal
CM destroyed Rs 2 Lakh Cr asset Amaravati
Navaratnalu old wine in new bottle
Amaravati demolition ‘peak of Jagan destruction’
AMARAVATI: TDP National President and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday described Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy as a ‘betrayer’ and a ‘professional liar’ on ruining Andhra Pradesh in an irreparable manner.
32 months of centralised corruption:
Making a scathing attack on the last 32 months of the YSRCP rule, Naidu called Jagan Reddy a ‘man of destruction’ whose regime perpetrated attacks on the constitutional institutions, obstruction to Polavaram, demolition of Amaravati, centralised corruption and financial burdens on the poor people. The destruction that began with demolition of the Government’s Praja Vedika building in 2019 has been going on endlessly even now.
Addressing a press conference here, the TDP chief said the poorer sections were bearing the brunt of Jagan Reddy’s reckless policies which pushed the State into a deeper debt trap. The educated sections and business sections might go to other States for opportunities but the poor people have to remain in AP and repay the mounting State debt caused by the corrupt regime.
Naidu said destruction would be easy but it would require a lot of effort to construct anything. CM Jagan held a conference of District Collectors at Praja Vedika and ordered its demolition at the same meeting. It was demolished on June 25, 2019. However, the Govt could not remove the debris even now. The demolished and uncleared debris of Praja Vedika stood there as a witness to the CM’s retrograde policies.
destroyed Rs 2 Lakh Cr asset Amaravati:
Naidu asserted that an able administrator would only look for opportunities to create wealth. So as to generate income and meet welfare goals in a sustainable manner. But, CM Jagan had crushed Amaravati despite it being a Rs. 2 lakh crore asset. Already Rs. 10,000 cr was spent on Capital buildings which are now in dilapidated condition due to the YCP atrocious policies.
The TDP chief deplored that Amaravati marked the peak of destruction under the Jagan rule. Over 29,000 farmers voluntarily gave 33,000 acres with a noble objective to construct Capital for their State. Moreover, the intellectuals should debate this issue and analyse the disastrous consequences of the Government’s destruction on the future generations of the State.
Naidu held the Government’s reverse tendering responsible for the delay in Polavaram. Can Jagan Reddy complete it in 2022? Can the Government release a white paper on the delay? They promised to complete Polavaram by December 2021 but the DPR was not yet finalised. The Chief Minister should explain to the people why he could not get clearances for such an important project even after 32 months.
Chandrababu Naidu said Jagan Reddy raised great expectations but eventually failed to live up to them because of his corruption agenda. He ignored interlinking of rivers, brought a jobless calendar, chased away big industries, destroyed agriculture and cancelled Anna Canteens.
CBN said AP would be the only State where the contractors were not coming forward to take up road repair works without advance payments. By not paying Rs. 80,000 Cr dues, the Government has turned contractors into beggars who mortgaged their assets and lost everything in 32 months.
Navaratnalu old wine in new bottle:
Naidu dared the CM to release a white paper on how much loans were brought and how much of it was spent on welfare. Our govt gave 10 times more of Navaratnalu. Therefore it was nothing but old wine in a new bottle.
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