N Chandrababu took charge as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on June 13, 2024, at the State Secretariat in Amaravati after being sworn in as the 18th CM on June 12 in Vijayawada. This is his fourth stint as Andhra Pradesh’s CM, and he led the TDP-BJP-Janasena alliance to victory in the recent Assembly and parliamentary elections. TDP holds the majority in the 175-member Assembly with 135 MLAs, while its allies, the Janasena Party, have 21, and the BJP has eight. The opposition YSR Congress Party was confined to a meagre 11. Watch!
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2024 would be my last election if not voted to power, says Chandrababu Naidu
By PTI
KURNOOL: The 2024 elections would be his last if people did not elect the Telugu Desam Party to power, its chief N Chandrababu Naidu has said.
In an emotion-filled tone at a roadshow in the Kurnool district late on Wednesday night, the former Chief Minister recalled his vow not to step into the Assembly till the TDP returned to power.
“If I have to go (back) to the Assembly, if I have to stay in politics and if justice is to be done to Andhra Pradesh, unless you ensure our victory in the next election, that could well be my last election,” Naidu said.
“Will you bless me? Do you trust me,” he asked the people, who responded rapturously.
Alleging that the ruling YSR Congress insulted his wife on the floor of the House, the Leader of the Opposition had on November 19, 2021, vowed to step into the Andhra Pradesh Assembly again only after returning to power.
Reminding people at the roadshow of his vow, Naidu said the next election would be his last if he was not voted back to power.
“I will only set things right and put the state back on the track of progress and hand over the future to others,” he added. This should become a point of debate in each household.”
“My fight is for the future of children, future of the state. It’s not tall talk. I had done it before and there is a model (to prove it),” the TDP chief noted.
“Think about it. Weigh the pros and cons. If what I am saying is right, cooperate with me,” he urged the people. Naidu observed that he was “physically very fit. ”
“Some people are mocking at my age. I and (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi are of the same age. (Biden) became American President at the age of 79,” the 72-year-old TDP leader said.
Rebutting the YSRC’s claim that Naidu would do away with all the freebie schemes if he was elected again, the TDP supremo asserted that he would in fact do better.
“I will develop (the state) and create wealth. That will increase the revenue and with that we will implement the welfare schemes. In fact, we will do better but, unlike (Chief Minister) Jagan Mohan Reddy, we will not borrow heavily for that,” the former Chief Minister said.
He pointed out that the government regime borrowed money indiscriminately and pushed the state into a debt trap.
“They even mortgaged the state’s assets to raise loans heavily,” Chandrababu added.
KURNOOL: The 2024 elections would be his last if people did not elect the Telugu Desam Party to power, its chief N Chandrababu Naidu has said.
In an emotion-filled tone at a roadshow in the Kurnool district late on Wednesday night, the former Chief Minister recalled his vow not to step into the Assembly till the TDP returned to power.
“If I have to go (back) to the Assembly, if I have to stay in politics and if justice is to be done to Andhra Pradesh, unless you ensure our victory in the next election, that could well be my last election,” Naidu said.
“Will you bless me? Do you trust me,” he asked the people, who responded rapturously.
Alleging that the ruling YSR Congress insulted his wife on the floor of the House, the Leader of the Opposition had on November 19, 2021, vowed to step into the Andhra Pradesh Assembly again only after returning to power.
Reminding people at the roadshow of his vow, Naidu said the next election would be his last if he was not voted back to power.
“I will only set things right and put the state back on the track of progress and hand over the future to others,” he added. This should become a point of debate in each household.”
“My fight is for the future of children, future of the state. It’s not tall talk. I had done it before and there is a model (to prove it),” the TDP chief noted.
“Think about it. Weigh the pros and cons. If what I am saying is right, cooperate with me,” he urged the people. Naidu observed that he was “physically very fit. ”
“Some people are mocking at my age. I and (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi are of the same age. (Biden) became American President at the age of 79,” the 72-year-old TDP leader said.
Rebutting the YSRC’s claim that Naidu would do away with all the freebie schemes if he was elected again, the TDP supremo asserted that he would in fact do better.
“I will develop (the state) and create wealth. That will increase the revenue and with that we will implement the welfare schemes. In fact, we will do better but, unlike (Chief Minister) Jagan Mohan Reddy, we will not borrow heavily for that,” the former Chief Minister said.
He pointed out that the government regime borrowed money indiscriminately and pushed the state into a debt trap.
“They even mortgaged the state’s assets to raise loans heavily,” Chandrababu added.
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Raids on: IT dept targets TDP MP CM Ramesh
In the continuing operation against the companies owned by the leaders of Telulgu Desam Party, Income Tax department on Friday raided the residence and offices of prominent industrialist and Member of Rajya Sabha CM Ramesh. About 100 officials of the department carried out simultaneous raids and searches in Hyderabad and Kadapa and recovered some documents.
The raids were carried out when the TDP MP was in New Delhi. This has come close on the heels of similar raids on the companies and houses of many other Telugu Desam leaders in Vijaywada and other cities of Andhra Pradesh during the week.
As the news of the raid spread a large number of TDP supporters gathered outside CM Ramesh’s residence at Petladurthi in Erraguntala Mandal of Kadapa district and raised slogans against the Narendra Modi led BJP Government holding it responsible for the raids. Tension prevailed for sometime as the agitated workers tried to barge into the residence when the IT officials were searching the place.
In Hyderabad the offices of Rithwik Industries belonging to Rameh’s family was searched. According to the sources an IT official contacted the MP over phone and informed him about the ongoing raids. MP told the official that he had no objections to searches provided any official from Telangana should not be involved in it as he had no faith in Telangana state government and officials as they can bring anything from outside and plant it there, sources said.
Later talking to the media CM Ramesh said that the Modi Government was targeting its political opponents as part of a plan and he was being victimized as he had raised the issue of setting up steel plant in Kadapa. “Like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and West Bengal, they are hatching a conspiracy in Andhra Pradesh too”, he said recalling that the State BJP leaders as well YSR Congress leaders Jaganmohan Reddy and Vijaysai Reddy had publicly threatened that the income tax raids will be carried out against the TDP leaders. “This is nothing but political vendetta”, said the two time MP.
“If I have done something wrong, hang me but don’t carry out false propaganda to tarnish my name. Earlier they had carried out similar raids against Revanth Reddy but could not find even a mice”, he said.
Several other Telugu Desam leaders and state ministers also reacted strongly to the income tax raids.
Minister Paritala Sunita alleged that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah had hatched the conspiracy to target the TDP leaders. “But in the process they have created such an atmosphere of terror that the investors were getting scared and not willing to come to the state”, she said.
Another minister S Chandramohan Reddy said that such raids were a throw back to the dark days of emergency.
Senior TDP leader Varla Ramaiah alleged that the raids were part of Operation Garuda to destabilize the state government of N Chandrababu Naidu. “Instead of targeting the opposition the Prime Minister should open his mouth about the allegations of massive corruption in Rafael aircrafts”, he said.
Telangana Congress working President A Revanth Reddy, who had also become target of IT raids recently said that this was being done at the behest of the Prime Minister Modi.
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No-confidence motion: Modi displayed arrogance of power, dashed hopes of A.P., says Chandrababu Naidu
After the no-confidence motion moved by the Telugu Desam Party was comprehensively defeated in the Lok Sabha on July 20 night, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of displaying “arrogance of power” and resorting to “cheap talk”.
Addressing a press conference at the Secretariat in Amaravati, Chandrababu rued that the prime minister did not promise justice to AP that suffered heavily because of the bifurcation in 2014.
Five crore people of A.P. hoped there will be repentance (on part of the central government) and that it will correct its mistakes. But the hopes were dashed,” the Chief Minister said.
“The Prime Minister is arrogant. He has displayed arrogance of power. He spoke in a manner mocking our State. He indulged in cheap talk,” Mr. Naidu alleged.
The Chief Minister wondered why the Prime Minister could not even say he would do justice to A.P. by rectifying the mistakes. “It’s extremely disappointing,” he added.