Compare TDP Vs YSRCP performance: AP CM

Rajamahendravaram: Lashing out at TDP national president N Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday asked the people to make a comparison between the YSRCP Government and the TDP regime during 2014-19.

Addressing a huge public meeting here after formally launching the hiked social pension that went up to Rs 2,750 from Rs 2,500, he continued his tirade against TDP and its friendly media, he appealed people to see the qualitative difference between the present YSRCP Government which has been steadfastly implementing welfare schemes as per its election manifesto with the previous TDP Government that ditched every section of society and dumped its manifesto into the dustbin after coming to power.

The Chief Minister drew contrast between Chandrababu Naidu who backstabbed NTR and usurped power from him unceremoniously and a person who pretended to be an orphan who killed parents and sought remission in a court of law.

He said while he is feeling proud to implement his election manifesto and hike the social pension that benefits the downtrodden including the differently-abled, widows, the aged, non-earning loners, people suffering from HIV/AIDS, bed-ridden people and even dialysis patients, the publicity-crazy Naidu is drawing pleasure by conducting meetings and roadshows in congested areas for photoshoots and drone footage thereby causing stampedes deaths.

People should see the difference between his welfare governance that has been disbursing monthly pensions ranging from Rs 2,750 to Rs 10,000 to different sections and the TDP rule that allowed Janma Bhoomi committees to fix rates for disbursing welfare benefits.

According to the Chief Minister, while every section of society including women, BCs, SCs and STs suffered miserably as the TDP rule, aided by its friendly media, pursued the policy of plunder, stash and devour, now almost all sections of the society including fishermen, handloom workers, toddy-toppers and even the patients undergoing kidney dialysis are happy with the hiked pensions on which the government has so far spent Rs 62,500 crore.

He said while the number of pensioners went up to 64 lakh in YSRCP Government from 39 lakh in TDP rule, the monthly pension bill also saw a steep hike from Rs 400 crore during the TDP rule to Rs 1,765 crore at present resulting in an annual pension expenditure of Rs 21,180 crore. The Chief Minister said that the publicity-mongering Naidu who claims to have 45-years of political experience and 14 years as CM never feels ashamed to garland NTR statue and shed crocodile tears for the sake of votes after backstabbing him, usurping his CM chair, grabbing the NTR Trust and confiscating his political party imprudently.

Reddy said the YSRCP Government took the total number of rice ration cards to 145,88,539 by adding 44,543 new cards, Aarogyasri cards to 141,48,249 by adding 144,100 cards afresh and the house site pattas to 30,29,171 by distributing 14,531 more land sites by implementing various welfare schemes in utmost transparent manner. The TDP chief has been trying to regain his eroding credibility and clout by running false propaganda against the Government with the support of his friendly media, he added.

Observing that the State is witnessing a fierce war between the poor and the capitalists that want to deny English medium schools and welfare measures to the downtrodden, the CM said he always sided with the poor and will continue his welfare schemes with the blessings of God and support of the people.