Chandrababu Naidu accuses Andhra CM Jagan of 'taking revenge' against 'rival' TDP leaders

TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday accused Andhra Presh CM YS Jaganmohan Reddy of 'taking revenge' against Opposition leers for exposing his party's massive corruption in multiple scams ranging from sand and liquor to Coronavirus testing kits and bleaching powder.

'It is Jagan's basic nature...'

According to a release of TDP, Naidu while dressing an online meeting of party MLAs and vill committee in charge, said that CM targetted political families of Atchannaidu in rth Andhra and JC family in Rayalaseema just because y did t surrender to his inducements to change party.

"It is Jagan's basic nature to persecute and take revenge against rivals. Since he h gone to jail, Jagan is keeping a grudge to send all ors to jail," he said, according to ANI. 

Telegu Desam Party leer accused CM Reddy of promoting only his own companies and robbing natural resources of State limitlessly. "About Rs 1,300 crore worth limestone mines were given to CM's own company and Jagan tax (J-tax) of Rs 5,000 crore is being collected through commissions from cheap liquor brands companies," he said.

"Scams worth of over crores are committed in coronavirus kits, masks and bleaching powder. Jagan is w taking revenge against TDP as YSRCP's sand, land, wine and mines scams are exposed to world. Even in welfare schemes, scams were being committed with deserving poor families t getting benefits," he ded. 

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Earlier, Naidu h termed CM Jagan Mohan Reddy as a "sticker Chief Minister" for allegedly renaming welfare programmes introduced in TDP's tenure. 

'A sticker Chief Minister'

In an official statement, Telugu Desam Party chief called Reddy a 'sticker Chief Minister', stating that he wishes to take credit of schemes introduced during his tenure. former Andhra Presh Chief Minister said YSR Congress Party renamed 'Annata Sukhibhava' as Rythu Bharosa, promising to give Rs 12,500 per farmer.

However, Naidu claimed that amount was reduced by Rs 5,000 after YSRCP came to power. TDP chief h given a call to people to act against Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government for "illegal sand mining and destruction of mangroves" in last one year.

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(With ANI inputs)