The YSR Congress party on Monday accused TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu of indulging in quid-pro-quo transactions with people during his padayatra by showering a slew of promises in return for electing his party to power in the next elections.
Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters here, senior party leader Konatala Rama Krishna said there is no credibility for Naidu among the people as he is not sincere in his promises. “Naidu says one thing when he is in power and another thing when he is out of power,” charged Ramakrishna, adding that Naidu has been making unbelievable promises in order to get votes and not out of the love for the people.
Ramakrishna said Naidu had revoked the Rs.2 Kg rice scheme and Rs.50 bill per 1HP motor scheme for farmers introduced by the NTR regime and also failed to implement the assurance on prohibition.
Lambasting Naidu for making a slew of promises to farmers during his padayatra, Rama Krishna said Naidu never showed love toward farmers when he was in power. “He is assuring farmers 9-hour free power, cancellation of farmers’ loans and fee reimbursement to all. All these schemes were introduced by YSR,” Rama Krishna said, adding that Naidu never gave importance to the agriculture during his 9 nine year 8 months rule.
Naidu never tried to reschedule the farmers’ loans, Ramakrishna said, adding that he didn’t even care to negotiate with the Centre when YSR sought a reschedule of the loans. “How can people repose confidence in his assurances when he acted quite opposite during his rule?” he asked.
Questioning the mindset of Naidu, Ramakrishna charged him with criticizing the YSR’s free power scheme to farmers on one hand and assuring the people that he will introduce the free power scheme on the other. “You are making a promise to people you will introduce all the schemes implemented by YSR,’ Ramakrishna told Naidu. “In such a case, accept the greatness of the welfare schemes of YSR.”
Party Political Affairs Committee member D A Somayajulu said Naidu never worked in the interest of the farmers during his rule.