Politics not showbiz, posing for drone photos: Jagan takes on Pawan Kalyan, Chandrababu Naidu

“TDP did no good to the people but cheated all sections of society including employees, SCs, BCs, students, unemployed and DWACRA (Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas) groups. Politics is sticking to assurances given in the election manifestos, stay committed to decentralization for balanced regional growth, striving to see smiles in every family of SCs, STs, BCs and the downtrodden of the society and changing the landscape of the rural economy with innovative schemes but not cinema shooting, acting, drama and other theatrics,” he said.

He said that the YSRCP is waging a war against a decayed political system controlled by a gang comprising Chandrababu Naidu, his “foster son” Pawan Kalyan and his friendly media.

“Unlike the TDP that cheated every section of the society, YSRCP will only do what it says and will say what it does. The government will fulfill every promise made in the manifesto and make everyone feel proud for having a committed leader,” he said.

“When we think of Chandrababu Naidu only two things, back stabbing and cheating, would come to our mind and the ‘foster son’ Pawan Kalyan, who came into politics fourteen years ago but failed to win even a single seat, is carrying Chandrababu Naidu on his shoulders and parroting his script,” he said.

The CM said that Naidu is trying to show that large crowds are attending his road shows by conducting meetings in congested lanes and showing drone visuals for the sake of publicity and hoodwinking people and their safety.

There is no reason to think that people would come to the meetings of Naidu who failed even to provide drinking water to the people in his Kuppam constituency and make it a revenue division, he said.

Speaking at Narsipatnam on Saturday, the CM blamed Naidu for the death of eight people in the stampede at Kandukur in Nellore district.

“Naidu blames people instead of himself for the deaths. Naidu’s publicity mania is the cause behind the deaths. Politics is not about drone shots, rather it is about bringing fundamental changes in the lives of people,” he said.

“For the sake of publicity, Chandrababu Naidu pushed people into a narrow lane and became the reason for the death of 8 people. Earlier too he did the same during Godavari Pushkaralu in 2015 where he became the reason for the death of 29 people. This is not new for him. He only cares about his publicity,” he said.