YSR Congress Party president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said on Wednesday that Communist stalwarts from Anantapur district would have bemoaned at the “anti-people” rule of the Telugu Desam Party in the State.
Addressing a public meeting at Tarimela village in Singanamala Assembly constituency of the district, as part of his ‘Praja Sankalpa Yatra’, Mr. Jagan said Tarimela had given stalwart politicians to the country, especially Communists, and that they would have been very sad to see the administration of the current dispensation.
“You (Tarimela residents) have produced and bred stalwart politicians such as Tarimela Nagireddy. You are politically aware. You have seen the misrule of Chandrababu Naidu. Now the time has come for you to decide if you want a leader like Mr. Naidu,” Mr. Jagan said. He promised to favourably consider building a bridge across the Penna to Tarimela, which has been a long-pending demand of the people.
The YSRCP president accused the State government of “corrupting the entire system” in such a way that people had to “bribe” officials even for claiming their rightful portion of rice or getting a toilet constructed.
“Mr. Naidu promised to pay ₹2,000 per month for unemployed youth. At that rate, the government today owes ₹90,000 to each household in the State. He also cheated women saying he will get their gold out of banks, while actually he got them more indebted to the banks,” Mr. Jagan said.
The former MP from Anantapur Ananta Venkatrami Reddy and senior leaders from the district were present.
