As the political climate is hotting up with the fast-approaching general elections, TDP national president and Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Monday expressed displeasure over ‘lackadaisical attitude’ of his Cabinet colleagues to the political developments.
Mr. Naidu, without mincing words, pointed out that the Ministers were ‘indifferent’ to the allegations being levelled by the Opposition parties. “Except me, nobody is reacting to the allegations and criticism. The Ministers are miserably failing in countering the arguments and theories,” he said.
Pre-poll alliance
The Chief Minister’s comments came in the wake of ‘poor response’ from the Ministers to Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao (KTR)’s remarks that the YSRCP would come to power in Andhra Pradesh and its president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy would become next Chief Minister.
Taking stock of the ‘political developments vis-a-vis TDP response’, Mr. Naidu cautioned his colleagues that there was an impending danger that the people would believe what the Opposition parties were speaking was true.
The functioning of the Ministers was under scrutiny. “Why did the Ministers fail to respond to KTR’s criticism?” he asked rather angrily.
The TDP supremo said a pre-poll alliance at the national level was being formed to avoid technical glitches post elections. A meeting of the non-BJP parties was scheduled on February 28, he said.
Mr. Naidu, however, reiterated that the TDP would not strike an alliance with the Congress in the State.
It would also not contest the MLC elections this time and the party leaders should not interfere in them, he added.
