Jagan launches five-week campaign targeting coalition government's ‘unfulfilled' promises in Andhra Pradesh
Upping the ante against the NDA government in Andhra Pradesh, YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president and former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has launched a State-wide campaign titled, 'Recalling Chandrababu's Manifesto', to expose the 'coalition government's betrayal of public trust.'
Addressing the MPs, MLAs, MLCs, and regional coordinators at the party office at Tadepalli on Wednesday, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy unveiled the campaign's blueprint, alleging that the coalition government led by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu failed to deliver on its election promises. The campaign, scheduled to run for five weeks, would involve mass outreach across all districts and villages, to directly engage with citizens about the promises made — and not kept — by the coalition, he said.
He launched a QR code-based initiative that, when scanned, reveals the original election manifesto of the TDP, breaking down the benefits promised to individual families. 'Every household will see how much they are supposed to receive and how they have been deceived,' Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy asserted. The campaign would proceed in five phases from the district level down to the village level.
'The public deserves to know how much damage has already been caused in one year, and how much more is in store,' he said, accusing the Chief Minister of claiming full implementation of promises, while those who questioned him were allegedly subjected to insults and intimidation.
Before the elections, the TDP had distributed a symbolic bond — co-signed by Mr. Naidu and JSP chief K. Pawan Kalyan — promising benefits under various welfare schemes starting from June 24.
'It is time for people to redeem that bond,' he said, adding that the betrayal must be highlighted during the campaign.
The campaign is set to be YSRCP's major counter-offensive to regain public trust and mobilise support ahead of the future political battles.
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