'Candidates winning panchayat polls with TDP support will ensure temple safety': Naidu

Ahe of Gram Panchayat elections in Andhra Presh, opposition leer and TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday stated that sarpanches who would win gram panchayat elections with his party's support will ensure safety of places of worship in State. This statement by TDP chief has come in view of recent multiple incidents of vandalism of temples and deity idols in State.

Targeting YSRCP led dispensation, Naidu said, "125 attacks on temples took place in YSRCP regime. Only after my visit to Ramateertham, State government took action. Sarpanches who will win with TDP support will take care of safety of places of worship."

Naidu promised that candidates supported by TDP will work to achieve nda set in manifesto by party which includes safe drinking water and reduction in property tax among ors.

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State government and State Election Commission (SEC) are seemingly at loggerhes over decision on wher to conduct Gram Panchayat polls.  SEC issued poll tification under which Gram Panchayat polls were said to be held in four phases on February 5, 9, 13 and 17. tification from SEC h come just a day after State government opposed to conduct of polls and asked SEC to differ polls while contending that time was t right to hold  elections. However, SEC n postponed first phase of elections to February 21 inste of original plan of February 5, while changes have been done in or phases.

" Panchayat Raj Minister is speaking in an atrocious manner against State Election Commissioners (SEC). He should be sacked immediately,'' ded Naidu on alleged tussle between state government and SEC.

YSRCP has also insisted on making gram panchayat elections unanimous, he alleged while ding that "elections are t unanimous by choice of people, but ruling party is threatening to make polls unanimous."

"y tried to make local body elections unanimous. Even w, same thing may recur at time of gram panchayat elections," Naidu alleged.

In local body elections held last year, Naidu alleged that 23 per cent of Mandal and 19 per cent of Zilla Parish Territorial Constituencies elections became unanimous.

"Never in history of Andhra Presh, h so many elections become unanimous," he said while ding that ruling government h misused both power and police.

Naidu appealed to people of Andhra Presh to come forward and vote for candidates supported by TDP. He furr alleged that people from scheduled castes and tribes, or backward classes and mirity groups are being suppressed with exerting force.

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