CM Naidu creating wedge through dist reorganisation: YSRCP

Nellore: Senior YSRCP leader Kakani Govardhan Reddy on Sunday accused Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu of creating a "deliberate wedge" between farmers and regions through the ongoing reorganisation of districts.

Govardhan Reddy alleged that Naidu went back on his election promise regarding Gudur in Nellore district and was "reshaping district boundaries in an irrational manner" that has triggered unrest among farmers dependent on existing administrative structures. "YSRCP warns Naidu not to create a wedge between farmers and regions in the name of reorganization of districts," said Govardhan Reddy, addressing a press conference here.

The TDP-led NDA government is reorganising districts without considering local agricultural needs, and this is creating serious friction between regions, the former minister alleged.

He claimed that former chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy had reorganised districts by treating Parliamentary constituencies as administrative units and created Alluri Sitharama Raju district based on local considerations, unlike the current approach.