New Delhi: A day after YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy staged a protest against rising violence in Andhra Pradesh, chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday tabled a white paper on law and order and ganja in the Assembly on Friday. Presenting the white paper Naidu compared former chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy to Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar and said his policies had made Andhra the drug capital of India. Naidu said, “I am the seniormost politician in the country and I have never seen a situation like it was in Andhra when Jagan was in power. There was only one person who can compare to what happened in Andhra, drug lord Pablo Escobar .” The white paper compares the law and order situation prevalent from 201419 when Naidu was in power and 201924 when Reddy was at the helm. Naidu presented statistics and accused Reddy of targeting political rivals and foisting false cases against them. Naidu said that the YSRCP leaders used to “terrorise people” when they were in power. The white paper observes that political activity was discouraged and there were curbs on free movement of political leaders. “You would have seen what kind of law and order situation was prevalent in Andhra Pradesh when Jagan during the previous government,” said Naidu. He also accused the former Jagan Mohan Reddyled government for targeting TDP leaders by filing several cases against them, including 17 cases against him. Naidu said that Andhra Pradesh had become the “Ganja capital” in the country under Jagan Mohan Reddy. “Ganja is easily available in every single village in Andhra Pradesh now. Has the former chief minister addressed the issue even once during his tenure?,” he said.
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To beat Jagan Mohan Reddy | Alliance of fond hope
The TDP, JSP and BJP might come collectively to combat the ruling YSRCP in 2024, however there’s many a slip between endeavour and victory
ISSUE DATE: Aug 7, 2023 | UPDATED: Jul 28, 2023 17:47 IST
UNITED THEY FIGHT: The JSP’s Pawan Kalyan with the TDP’s N. Chandrababu Naidu
If you possibly can’t beat him, be part of others who can. At least that appears to be the technique of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and actor Pawan Kalyan’s Jana Sena Party (JSP) as they plan to tackle the ruling Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) and its founder, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, for the simultaneous meeting and parliamentary polls subsequent yr. Reddy himself firmly believes that his social gathering, which received 151 of the 175 meeting seats and 22 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in 2019, can solely do higher. His perception stems from the slew of welfare schemes and populist measures that his authorities has launched prior to now 4 years, which cowl practically all sections of society. The state authorities claims that 29 of its direct profit switch (DBT) schemes involving an expenditure of Rs 2.26 lakh crore have reached practically 81.7 million beneficiaries in 4 years; one other 11 non-DBT schemes with an expense of Rs 2.32 lakh crore have touched 53.8 million lives within the state.
Published By:
Arindam Mukherjee
Published On:
Jul 28, 2023
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The new opposition | Miles to go
An bold nationwide alliance-building train to problem PM Modi and the BJP in 2024 takes child steps. But many contradictions nonetheless want ironing out
ISSUE DATE: Jul 10, 2023 | UPDATED: Jun 30, 2023 16:10 IST
COME TOGETHER: Leaders of the assorted events on the Patna meet, June 23 (Photo: Ranjan Rahi)
It got here after a lot cogitation, lots of pre-nuptial bargaining and a minimum of one false begin. But the muhurat lastly got here on June 23, when all of 32 leaders from 15 events—former and present chief ministers amongst them—converged on Patna. They had one widespread mission: dislodging the Narendra Modi-led BJP authorities on the Centre within the 2024 common election. Convened by Bihar chief minister and JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar, its acknowledged goal was to “save Indian democracy” from Modi’s “fascist, autocratic regime”. West Bengal CM and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee took the mic to subject a dire warning: “If the BJP wins the next [Lok Sabha] election, India may no longer exist in the futureâæthere will be no more elections.”
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Arindam Mukherjee
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Jun 30, 2023
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Women, members from weaker sections get high posts in Andhra civic our bodies
The majority of mayor and chairperson posts in municipal companies and municipalities in Andhra Pradesh, the place the ruling YSRCP just lately swept the polls, have gone to girls and representatives from backward sections.
The YSRCP received 73 out of 75 municipalities and 11 out of 12 municipal companies. Counting of votes in Eluru Municipal Corporation has not been taken up due to a High Court order.
Of the overall 86 posts of chairpersons and mayors within the state, 52 have gone to girls. In the municipal companies, seven out of 11 mayor posts have been allotted to girls and 10 out of 11 mayors belong to Backward Classes, SC, ST, or minority communities.Of the elected chairpersons and mayors, 78 per cent belong to Dalit and backward communities. The three large municipal companies of Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, and Tirupati have gotten girls mayors. Wasim Saleem has been elected as mayor of Anantapur Municipal Corporation.
“Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy had directed that weaker sections and ladies ought to be given high precedence in choice of candidates for posts of mayors and chairpersons. About 78 per cent of posts, which is greater than the traditional quota, have been allotted to girls and weaker sections… Empowerment of ladies and weaker sections isn’t any extra a slogan however has been translated into actuality by the Chief Minister in his 21 months in workplace,’’ stated S Ramakrishna Reddy, Advisor to the Andhra Pradesh authorities.Officials stated that by politically empowering girls and the weaker sections, the state is displaying to the nation what emancipation of weaker sections actually means.
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Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSRCP sweeps Andhra municpal polls
The ruling YSR Congress Occasion (YSRCP) in Andhra Pradesh swept the municipal elections, worthwhile 67 of the 75 municipalities. The celebration led by Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy was most important in a single different 5 municipalities. The YSRCP was moreover most important in 11 municipal corporations.
If the leads proceed, the YSRCP may end up worthwhile in 74 of the 75 municipalities, the place elections the place held in three phases closing month. YSRCP gained in Anantapur, Kadapa, Kurnool, Chittor, Tirupati, Ongole, Guntur municipal corporations. Counting is underway in Vijayawada and Vishakapatnam municipal corporations, the place the YSRCP has a superb lead.
Elections had been moreover held for 11 municipal corporations and counting is pending in Eluru firm attributable to extreme courtroom orders. The win in Tirupati is important for YSRCP as a result of the bye-election for Lok Sabha constituency is due after the sitting YSRCP MP handed away currently.
YSRCP Spokesperson Ambati Rambabu acknowledged that the outcomes reinforce the popularity of the federal authorities which has focussed on welfare schemes. “The elections had been held after two years of YSRCP governance and the outcomes are a bench mark for the governance of Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy. The large outcomes is as a result of implementation of welfare schemes by Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy regardless of corona pandemic,” he acknowledged. “Aside from implementing welfare schemes, the Chief Minister additionally paved approach for improvement of the city our bodies. Individuals in city areas additionally supported the insurance policies of YSRCP Authorities and blessed with landslide victory,” he acknowledged.