TDP is a political outfit with national outlook, says Naidu

Vijayawada Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday said that the TDP is a political party with national outlook and has created history in national politics.

After administering oath to the Legal Cell of the TDP Naidu said that the TDP is the only regional outfit that had once played the major role of Opposition party status in Parliament and was a partner in bringing in several reforms in the country.

Observing that the Legal Cell plays a crucial role in the functioning of the party, Naidu said that advocates played a key role in the struggle for Independence too.

Democracy stands aloft only on the four pillars, Legislature, Executive, Media and Judiciary, the TDP national president felt that the judiciary has the highest powers to correct any of the other three wings. Maintaining that it is the TDP which encouraged advocates in politics, he said the party had fielded 125 graduates, 20 doctors, eight engineers besides 47 advocates. Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar, who was earlier worked for the Legal Cell of the TDP is now elevated as the member of the Rajya Sabha, Naidu stated that he never felt that the police system in the State will face such a situation. It is this very police force that successfully suppressed rowdyism and factionism in this State, Naidu remarked.

Stating that during the TDP regime, certain taintless police officers were given key postings to run the administration, Naidu expressed serious concern that the situation in the State is totally different as corrupt police officers are being given plum posts now. This is because the power is handed over to a hardcore criminal, he added.

The accused in the murder case of Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy are reported to have already lost their lives while Dastagiri, who turned as approver in the case is feeling threat to his life now, Naidu said. He observed that the credit of lodging cases against the CBI, which is investigating the Viveka murder case, goes to this very government.