YSR Congress Party president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Sunday said the Janmabhoomi committees constituted by the TDP government would be disbanded right on the first day of his party forming the government if they were given an opportunity to serve the people.
The Opposition party leader took part in his first public meeting at Narsipatnam in Visakhapatnam district here hours after releasing the list of candidates in Kadapa district.
Addressing the large gathering, Mr. Jagan said law and order had deteriorated a lot under the ‘corrupt’ TDP rule citing his uncle Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy’s brutal murder in his house. He said education, employment for locals, water for irrigation fields and a few others would be his top priority. He also assured that the party would strive hard to get the Special Category Status.
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Most part of his speech was devoted to lashing out at Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu while not making much criticism on the NDA government. He also did not mention anything on the formation of the South Coast Railway with headquarters in Visakhapatnam and by merging parts of the Waltair division in the Vijayawada and the Rayagada divisions.
‘Do not accept money’
He said his party would would focus on improving quality of education in the government schools in all the districts and public could compare the difference within the next two years.
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He took strong exception to the failure of the TDP Government in not filling about 2.3 lakh vacant posts in the State.
The YSRCP leader also appealed to public not to believe in the words and assurances of Mr. Chandrababu Naidu. He said TDP men would be busy now sending money to villages and lure voters. He asked public not to take money from the TDP.
‘Vizianagaram ignored’
Mr. Jagan said the TDP government had absolutely ignored the development of the backward Vizianagaram district. At an election campaign in Denkada of the Nellimarla constituency, he charged the TDP government with failing to establish medical and degree colleges and release funds for the development of Vizianagaram as smart city. He also said the TDP government had indulged in malpractices in finalising tenders in the Bhogapuram airport while not allowing the Airport Authority of India to participate in the process. “Hundreds of farmers and others are migrating from Vizianagaram due to lack of livelihood. The linkage of rivers, modernisation of projects, completion of existing projects were ignored. All round development became a dream due to poor administration.”
A few people received injuries when a portion of wall collapsed at the venue. One of them who received serious injuries was shifted to the government hospital. Mr. Jagan asked the local YSRCP leaders to ensure proper medical treatment to all the victims.
‘Corruption at its peak’
In Kakinada, terming the elections as a war between the righteousness and unrighteousness, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy called upon the party workers to take the party’s manifesto to each and every household.
Addressing people at Ambajipeta in P. Gannavaram Assembly constituency, Mr. Reddy said he knew about the problems of all the sections and decided to address them soon after being voted to power.
“Farmers are not getting price for their produce and the poor are unable to bear the medical expenses. Students are not getting scholarship and fee reimbursement and the unemployed are given a raw deal,” he said.
“Though the Godavari is flowing here, farmers are not getting water for the second crop. Though oil companies are exploring oil and natural gas, there are no jobs to the local people and no benefit to the local industries. This is nothing but the result of the lopsided policies of the government,” he said.
‘Anti-people policies’
Accusing the State government of taking corruption to its peaks in the last five years, Mr. Jagan said law and order in the State was at question now.
“The government is sponsoring violence and levelling baseless allegations against the Opposition,” he said, adding that people were observing the words and deeds of the ruling party leaders and they were fed up with the anti-people policies of the TDP.