TD leader and Hindpur MLA N. Balakrishna called upon the public to exercise their franchise wisely by choosing between vendetta and development. "The time has come for every citizen to become a soldier and save the state from further regression," he said.
He assured the people to be in the front and lead them in the fight against corruption and suppression.
Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is only focused on quenching his political vengeance. He is least bothered about development but TDP chief and former CM N. Chandrababu Naidu is committed to development, he said.
The TDP MLA said that Chandrababu Naidu was just framed in the case, even when there was no concrete evidence against him. "Naidu will come out unscathed of the case. There is no development in the state. Jagan is only interested in political retribution."
Balakrishna said that just because Jagan went to the jail, he is planning to send all the TDP leaders to jail. Jagan was in jail for 16 months and so he wants to see Naidu at least for 16 days in prison, Balakrishna alleged.
The TDP MLA said that Jagan was facing PD Act, ED and CBI cases and had been doing rounds of the courts for the last 10 years and now, he wants to see that Naidu is also busy in these activities.
The Hindupur MLA hailed Chandrababu Naidu for building many schools for the education of the poor.
Speaking about the skill development programme, he said it was actually started in Gujarat and then replicated in Andhra Pradesh. Balakrishna said that the programme was implemented with Rs 3,281 crore funds. While Siemens provided the software, Design Tech provided the training. In Hindupur, a skill development mela was conducted in which around 1,200 youth secured jobs. Over 2.13 lakh youth were provided training across the state under the programme and over 72,000 of them got jobs, he recalled.
He said that Design Tech was even given an award recognising its services in empowering youth.
He said that youth were examining Jagan and his conspiracies. "In the coming days, he can even impose tax on even the air we breathe."
