AMRAVATI: Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday in contrast Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy to Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, as he slammed him over the the state of legislation and order and the alleged drug menace in the course of the earlier YSRCP regime.
Releasing a white paper on legislation and order and the ganja (marijuana) prevalence within the state, Naidu claimed that he by no means noticed such a scenario like the way it was when Reddy, the YSRCP chief, ruled in the course of the previous 5 years.
“Just one particular person may be in comparison with what occurred in Andhra, and it’s Pablo Escobar,” he stated within the meeting.
CM additional stated that Escobar illegally bought medicine value billions of {dollars} and likewise went on to kill leaders and politicians who opposed him.
With the ‘Medellin Cartel’ that he based, Naidu stated Escobar had established a hall to promote medicine and allegedly earned as much as $90 billion.
In keeping with chief minister, Escobar had emerged because the richest drug lord on the planet. “… What was the intention of the previous CM? He thought Tata, Reliance and Adani-like individuals had cash and the way can I (Reddy) earn greater than them.”
Calling Escobar a “narco-terrorist”, Naidu alleged {that a} related scenario had emerged in Andhra Pradesh beneath the YSRCP regime (2019-24) when ganja was allegedly freely out there.
CM alleged that the state had emerged as ganja capital between 2019 and 2024. The drug menace has penetrated deeply into society, bringing nationwide infamy to Andhra Pradesh, Naidu stated, vowing to crack down on it.
Elaborating on the law-and-order scenario, CM alleged that the erstwhile YSRCP govt had “terrorised” the state between 2019 and 2024 by cracking down on opposition events, most of the people and different sections with vendetta politics.
He alleged that the YSRCP govt had troubled individuals utilizing the police pressure as a “torture device” and sidelined officers who didn’t cooperate.
In the meantime, YSRCP leaders haven’t reacted to Naidu’s allegations about law-and-order points and the drug menace. PTI
