Vijayawada, Oct 6 : Telugu Desam Party National president and Andhra Pradesh former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu today alleged that Andhra Pradesh was turned into a hub of ganja and heroin and over Rs. 72,000 crore drug mafia was exposed after the import of heroin from Afghanistan and assured to strive hard for turning AP into a ‘drugs-free State’ after coming to power.

Mr Naidu accused the YCP Government of forcibly increasing liquor sales in order to get greater revenue for its illegal activities. Own brands were being made only to play dangerous games with the lives of people. He slammed that the YSRCP regime in Andhra Pradesh had become such a thoroughly discredited regime that the country has never seen before in its long history.

Addressing a meeting of party MLAs, MLCs, in-charges and key leaders on Wednesday, the TDP chief said that the common public were realising the betrayals and ulterior motives of the Chief Minister. The YSRCP derived undue electoral advantage by launching a misinformation campaign in 2019. They carried out Goebbels propaganda by repeating tens of lies hundreds of times before the people. The same public were now eagerly waiting for another chance to throw out the atrocious rule.

Chandrababu Naidu expressed concern over how the Government was harassing and abetting suicide of contractors by not paying their NREGS bills. CM Jagan Reddy should correct his mindset at least after the High Court latest order. The TDP got the final victory in the legal struggle for NREGS pending bills. A similar struggle would be launched on the Neeru Chettu pending bills. Over Rs. 70,000 Cr bills were pending in this Government.

Condemning the Government’s ‘ulterior motives’, the TDP chief said that the CM’s thoughtless policies were crushing the whole economy of the State. Loans were being brought for looting and illegal wealth. Public assets were being auctioned. Doubts were rising that private assets would be auctioned. The number of beneficiaries in welfare programmes was being cut with a conspiracy to weaken the people. The YCP was running politics with corruption money.

The TDP chief said that both Polavaram and Amaravati were smashed for no reason. If Amaravati was constructed, it would have emerged as a Rs. 2 lakh crore performing asset. All the regions in the State would have benefitted from this.(UNI)