Stone-pelting incident looks like a drama, says Naidu

Stone-pelting incident looks like a drama, says Naidu. The TDP chief sees strong anti-incumbency wave in State, says the alliance government will ensure that the VSP privatisation proposal is shelved.

An ‘axe’ is the best election symbol suited for the YSRCP and not the ‘fan’, observes Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president N. Chandrababu Naidu.

Addressing the Praja Galam public meeting in Gajuwaka Assembly segment under the Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency on Sunday, Mr. Naidu alleged that “Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy knows nothing but cheating and chasing away people with sharp weapons like axe.”

“The murder of Mr. Jagan’s paternal uncle and former MP Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy shows the extent to which Mr. Jagan can go. His own sister Y.S. Sharmila (who is also APCC president) and cousin and daughter of the slain leader Suneetha Narreddy have been publicly claiming that Mr. Jagan is behind the murder,” Mr. Naidu said. “So, ‘axe’ is the right symbol for the YSRCP,” he added.

Referring to stone-pelting incident in Vijayawada on Saturday in which Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy was injured, Mr. Naidu said, “The incident looks like a drama as it occurred at a time when power supply was cut. The Chief Minister has not taken any action against the electricity officials concerned and the police in the last 24 hours, indicating that it is just a drama.”

Reacting to the alleged pelting of stones at him at the meeting, Mr. Naidu said, “It is the handiwork of the YSRCP activists at the behest of Mr. Jagan. Stones have allegedly been thrown at JSP chief Pawan Kalyan too in Tenali. Mr. Jagan did not condemn these incidents.”

Comparing the development witnessed in the State under TDP and YSRCP terms, he appealed to the people to take the right decision while casting their vote on May 13.

“I have seen anti-incumbency wave thrice in my political career, in 1983, 1994 and 2024,” Mr. Naidu said.