Amaravati, April 21 (IANS) YSR Congress Party president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday slammed Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu for dismissing the government employees’ union president Kakarla Venkatarami Reddy and accused him of stifling voices that question him.​

He alleged that the Chief Minister is adopting vindictive actions against those who question him.​

The former Chief Minister told Chandrababu Naidu that the way he has been conducting himself lately clearly exposes his government’s failure and his denial of it.​

“Before the elections, you made countless promises just to come to power. In every public meeting, you boldly spoke about “Super Six” and “Super Seven” schemes. You even went door to door distributing bonds, misleading every family with assurances. But even after two years in power, none of the promises mentioned in your manifesto have been implemented fully, with some of them being totally ignored. Instead, you are now claiming that ‘Super Six’ and ‘Super Seven’ have already been fulfilled, which is nothing but a blatant lie,” said the YSRCP chief in a statement posted on ‘X’.​

“Unable to withstand the growing opposition from people and employees, you are taking extreme steps against those who question you. That clearly shows that you are afraid. If the public and employees start asking questions, it simply means your governance is not up to the mark. It means the promises you made have not been fulfilled. Is it wrong to enquire about the timing of implementation of the promises? Even after two years of the formation of your Government and the budget for the third year being presented, is it a crime to question when you will deliver? You have contracted liabilities exceeding Rs 3.5 lakh crore. Is it an offence to ask where that money is going? When you cannot answer these questions and instead resort to vindictive actions against those who question you, your evasive intent is clearly exposed,” said YS Jagan.​

“What is the fault of the government employees’ union president, Kakarla Venkatarami Reddy? Is asking the government to resolve employees’ issues a crime? When he questioned whether the promises made to employees would be implemented, you dismissed him by invoking ‘Red Book governance’. What is wrong with demanding rightful dues, such as pending DA, PRC, and the IR that you promised to give immediately after coming to power? These were your own manifesto promises, and employees indeed have a right to question you about them. Everyone is observing your deceptive approach towards employees,” said the former Chief Minister.​

The YSRCP leader said Naidu behaved similarly unjustly in the case of Circle Inspector Shankaraiah.

“When he stated that the Chief Minister had made false statements in the Assembly regarding the murder case of YS Vivekananda Reddy and that it caused him distress, you went to the extent of removing him from service. Is this not a clear example of authoritarian governance? When anyone questions you, you resort to vindictive actions. This again exposes your escapist attitude. Before the elections, you promised to provide 20 lakh jobs. You assured that until people get jobs, they would receive a monthly allowance of Rs 3,000. You distributed bonds to every household, making these promises. But even after two years, there are no jobs and no unemployment allowance. Instead, you are targeting people who question your Government, is this not jungle raj?” he asked.​

Jagan reminded the Chief Minister that he had promised to double volunteers’ salaries on Ugadi 2024, but after coming to power, he dismantled the entire volunteer system, leaving around 2.6 lakh people without livelihoods.

“Is this not injustice? Is it not true that, due to the pressure and harassment they were subjected to, more than 250 secretariat employees across the state have died?”​

“Mr. Chandrababu Naidu, I have a direct question. During your tenure, did AP NGOs president Ashok Babu not campaign for you in elections? Did he not solicit votes? Then why was he not dismissed? Does your government not enforce rules for your supporters in the same manner it does for people who question you? Mr. Chandrababu Naidu, you are committing sins. That is why you are unable to confront the people and are attempting to stifle every voice that questions you,” the YSRCP chief added.​

–IANS

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