Andhra CM targets Chandrababu Naidu over Janmabhoomi Committees
Apr 28, 2024
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 28 : With weeks to go for the elections to Assembly and Lok Sabha in Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy lashed out at Chandrababu Naidu, saying that the latter never mentions bringing back the Janmabhoomi Committees introduced under his adminstration as he lacks faith in them.
Addressing a public meeting in Tirupati, CM Reddy said, "Chandrababu Naidu, who introduced Janmabhoomi Committees under his administration but lacks faith in them, never mentions bringing back those committees. On the other hand, Chandrababu Naidu promises to continue the volunteer system introduced by Jagan and increase volunteers' salaries".
CM Reddy added: "Does Chandrababu Naidu have the courage to reintroduce the Janmabhoomi Committees that he established during his reign?
In Andhra Pradesh, Assembly and Lok Sabha elections are scheduled to take place simultaneously on May 13. The counting of the votes for both election will take place on June 4.
During the 2019 elections, YSRCP registered a landslide victory in Andhra Pradesh, winning 151 of the 175 seats in the Assembly, dethroning the TDP government.
In general elections, the YSRCP won 22 of the 25 seats with a vote share of 49.89 per cent, while the TDP could only manage three constituencies and got 40.19 per cent votes. The two national parties--the BJP and Congress--failed to open their account in the state.
However, in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, YSRCP is contesting alone in all 25 parliamentary constituencies and the 175 seats of the state Assembly. It is up against the Congress-led INDIA bloc and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), former CM N Chandrababu Naidu-led Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Pawan Kalyan's Jana Sena Party (JSP).
