TDP poll promises, a mirage, says Vijayamma

Gooty, (Ananthapuram dist), March 19 (INN): TDP leader Chandrababu Naidu's poll promises are a mere mirage as they never come true and his manifesto is a bundle of lies with conjured up data and unfeasible projects while YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has the vision and commitment of YSR who has shown to the world that development and welfare can go hand-in-hand without taxing the people, said YS Vijayamma.

Addressing largely attended public meetings at Guntakal and here on Wednesday, she flayed the TDP leader for his false claims and dished out the various scams that took place while he was chief minister and wondered how a person with two acres of land before entering politics could turn into an entrepreneur of Heritage Company which has nation-wide network.

'He himself is facing corruption charges in IMG and Emaar cases and has taken refuge in stay orders and he preaches about integrity, a quality which he undoubtedly lacks. The TDP leader's uncharitable remarks against YSR are unpardonable as the governance of both the leaders will give a clear picture as to who was on the side of the people and who was anti-people. The popular website Tehalka.com had published that he is the richest and most corrupt politician in the country.

He is going around with the fallacy that he has developed Hyderabad city, while the fact remains that Hyderabad was the fifth developed city in the country even while he was a kid. His promise of creating a Swarnandhra Pradesh is a myth as the dark days of his nine year rule is still fresh in the memories of the people, who have kept TDP at bay for a period of 14 years, 'she said.

He may be promising moon but he is known for going back on promises and his self boasting when elections come close is too familiar. He claims that IT industry was developed by his government but in reality, the rating of the state in terms of ITES has gone down from third to fifth place while he was at the helm. In the name of building HiTech City, he has taxed the people Rs 55,000 crores.

It was not people's welfare but his personal interests and the wellbeing of his henchmen that matters for him. In the cover of disinvestment, he has sold 54 profit-making PSUs to his henchmen at throwaway prices and nearly 23,000 workers were laid off. He is now promising to provide one job per family. This is his hallmark contrast.

In the name of Aaadharana scheme, which is aimed at benefitting the artisans, his cadre minted money. He has done away with all the welfare schemes of NTR and had a very poor opinion on agriculture and farmers. He taxed them heavily and collected the dues very harshly using force by setting up special courts to try defaulters.

His anti-people policies led farmers, weavers and others to suicides and he heckled at the social disorder as well.

During his nine year term as chief minister, he did not bother to waive or reschedule loans but now he has come up with a fantasy of waiving all agriculture loans, which is a Central subject and it cannot be done by the state.

YSR has been very concerned about farmers and all sections of the society. He empowered women with pavala vaddi, brought technical education and quality treatment to the door steps of the poor and YS Jagan Mohan Reddy also has the same vision and has made four promises which will provide education to two children from each family, increase old age pension to Rs 700, set up Market Stabilisation Fund to enable farmers to get MSP and waiver of DWACRA loans.

'Jagan like his father will keep his promises. We have seen the Congress Party that has burdened the common man heavily after the death of YSR. Power charges were steeply increased besides RTC bus fares and all commodities but the State government was unconcerned. It only wanted to divide the state for the sake of votes and seats and Sonia Gandhi wanted to see her son as Prime Minister.

We have done our best to stall the division of the state and the fight is still on in the courts. Kiran Kumar Reddy and Chandrababau Naidu have helped the Centre in dividing the state in every possible way. Just before the election notification, Kiran Reddy jumps off the Party and wants to own up Samiakhyandhra slogan which is ridiculous", she said.

"Jagan and I along with the party coordinators have went on fast to keep the state united and Jagan has met leaders of all national and regional parties on the issue. He has been with the people always and has been the driving force behind the programmes we have undertaken, while he was in jail.

He will bring in the YSR era and will keep all the promises and I seek your vote for YSRCP fan symbol in the municipal, mandal, ZPTC, assembly and Lok Sabha elections," she said reminded voters that she was daughter of the district.