Jagan criticises CM Naidu govt for 'false' cases against YSRCP leaders

Amaravati: Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSRCP President Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday slammed the Chandrababu Naidu government for what he called its gross failures in handling agriculture, education, and healthcare, besides misusing police to foist false cases against political adversaries.

Addressing a press conference, Reddy listed the ‘failures’ of the government while highlighting the plight of farmers, students and employees.

He alleged that the ruling coalition is implicating political adversaries in false cases as the state is running under the “Red Book constitution”. The former CM was referring to the Red Book carried by TDP leader Nara Lokesh during the election campaign last year. Lokesh had claimed that it has the names of those who have to pay for their ‘misdeeds’ during the YSRCP rule once the TDP-led NDA comes to power. YS Jagan accused the government of targeting political adversaries by falsely implicating them in the Tirupati laddu and Parakamani theft cases.

He also alleged that the government has been resorting to nepotism, leaving all sections of people in the lurch. The former CM claimed that YSRCP’s campaign against the privatisation of medical colleges got a massive public response. One crore signatures collected during the campaign would be submitted along with the representation to the Governor on December 16.

He said the healthcare services to the poor under the Aarogyasri scheme have been hit as the government has not cleared the dues to hospitals.