: The Telugu Desam Party has sought the cooperation of the people for its victory in all the elections in the State in future so that there is no gap in the welfare and developmental activities till the State achieves its mission of becoming number one in the country in terms of development.
The party’s all-important political resolution passed on the concluding day of the three-day Mahanadu elaborated on the concerns that the party had to address every time it is wresting power back from the Congress.
The TDP government strove hard in institutionalising service delivery systems and these were being dismantled by the Congress which came to power subsequently.
“The TDP government has to spend lot of time in rebuilding the systems dismantled by the Congress. This has become a bad precedent,” the political resolution moved by senior leader Yanamala Ramakrishnudu said. The frequent change in guard at the helm of affairs was hitting the pace of implementation of the welfare and development schemes.
“The schemes will take a concrete shape if there is no gap and the government will be able to cleanse the political system too,” it said recalling how visible development took place after the party was elected for successive terms in 1985 and 1999.
“Oppn. has lost its credibility”
The resolution cited the governments headed by regional parties in States like Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal and other States returned to power in successive elections on the strength of the good governance.
The main Opposition YSR Congress and the Congress had lost their credibility as also the people’s confidence because of their repeated attempts to obstruct the developmental programmes. These parties miserably failed to win over the confidence of the people as opposition parties because of their obstructionist agenda. The Congress suffered humiliation in the 2014 elections when it could not even secure the main Opposition status.
The resolution stressed the need for enacting a law barring persons guilty of economic and other offences from entering into politics. In an indirect reference to the YSR Congress, the resolution recalled how people involved in money laundering, red sanders smuggling and other offences were trying to join hands and enter politics by floating new political parties.
“The perception that entry into politics will bail them out from their offences is not healthy. The manner in which persons responsible for diverting huge amounts of money and accused in 12 cases registered by the CBI and other Central agencies became the Leader of the Opposition reflects the sorry state of affairs,” the resolution said.
River water sharing
Referring to the river water sharing which was frequently resulting in inter-State disputes, the resolution stressed the need for evolving a comprehensive policy at the national level as also the inter-linking of rivers. The resolution elaborated on how the TDP played key role in the formation of non-Congress governments at the national level since its inception and reiterated that its opposition to the Congress would continue in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in future too.
The party asserted that it was not hankering for power at the Central level and would continue its struggle to ensure effective implementation of the promises made to the State at the time of bifurcation. “The TDP is committed to continuing its fight to secure the assured benefits to the State and it will not compromise in this regard,” the resolution said.
