Don’t be hoodwinked by TDP-Jana Sena alliance, CM Jagan tells people

Kakinada: After launching the enhanced social security monthly pension to Rs 3,000, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday asked the people to remain cautious about gimmicks and conspiracies of Opposition parties that are planning to have 'unholy' electoral alliances by creating divisions in families for political gains. His statement assumes significance with his sister YS Sharmila, president of YSR Telangana Party deciding to merge her party with the Congress amid reports that she will be made a star campaigner by the grand old party against YSRCP.

Addressing a huge public meeting after formally launching the upgraded Rs 3,000 monthly social pension distribution at the RMC Grounds here, he asked people not to be carried away by the false election promises of TDP and Jana Sena. Affirming that he is happy to see smiles growing on the pensioners’ faces every year, he said, the government is spending Rs 1968 crore every month on social security pensions, and volunteers, irrespective of public holidays, are working hard to distribute pensions at sun-rise on first of every month to keep pensioners happy.

The government has been implementing the pension scheme in full transparency irrespective of the caste, creed and political affiliations unlike the TDP rule that determined the beneficiaries through the corrupt Janma Bhoomi Committees which favoured its supporters. The Chief Minister asked people to see the difference between now and TDP rule during which there were no schemes like Amma Vodi, Rythu Bharosa, YSR Aasara, Kapu Nestam, Netanna Nestam, Vahana Mitra, EBC Nestam, Jagananna Thodu and Jagananna Chedodu and said government spent Rs 2, 46,000 crore on the DBT welfare schemes in the last 55 months.