VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday lightened the temper within the state meeting by asking MLAs who had been booked beneath the earlier YSR Congress Get together authorities to face up. Almost 80 p.c of the MLAs responded.
Amongst those that stood up have been deputy CM Pawan Kalyan, HRD minister Nara Lokesh, and several other different ministers. One feminine MLA was heard saying that she had seven circumstances filed in opposition to her.
Following the presentation of a white paper on the state’s legislation and order scenario over the previous 5 years, Naidu posed a query to the Home: “In opposition to whom have circumstances been filed?” In response, a big variety of legislators from the ruling coalition, stood as much as again the chief minister’s declare.
Addressing the Speaker, Chandrababu Naidu remarked, “Did you see, Speaker sir? Circumstances have been filed in opposition to all of those that fought politically within the state. Because of this individuals have despatched these leaders to the Meeting. You’ve got seen the bulk. All of us have been victims of the YSR Congress regime.” His assertion was met with amusement and enthusiastic desk-thumping from his ministers.
Naidu praised the Andhra Pradesh police for his or her commendable work in curbing factionism, left-wing extremism, rowdyism, and communal components through the earlier TDP regime, however claimed that their repute hit an all-time low beneath the YSRCP’s rule, as they have been used to harass opposition leaders.
In response to Naidu, individuals suffered bodily and psychological trauma beneath YSRCP rule.
“YSRCP leaders with the police attacked the very roots of democracy,” he mentioned, recalling that the Legislative Council Chairman was not allowed to operate when a invoice for creating three state capitals was tabled.
Naidu mentioned that the earlier YSRC govt used the police division as a weapon to take vengeance on political opponents. He mentioned the NDA govt will work with zero tolerance in the direction of crime and can take care of an iron fist to curb rowdy components, and ganja and drug peddlers.
He agreed to Pawan Kalyan’s suggestion for one more session to totally focus on legislation and order and suggested NDA members to not trigger hassle for the federal government, making it clear that anybody disturbing peace and legislation and order can be punished.
The chief minister additionally expressed the federal government’s willingness to punish officers who filed unlawful circumstances. He emphasised that the NDA authorities will undertake a zero-tolerance coverage in the direction of crime and deal firmly with rowdy components, in addition to ganja and drug peddlers.
He assured the home {that a} separate wing can be created within the police division to watch social media and warned that these posting content material derogatory to girls wouldn’t be spared.
Naidu identified that circumstances have been filed in opposition to opposition leaders, together with himself and Pawan Kalyan, through the YSRCP regime. He requested MLAs with legal circumstances to face as much as display that almost all of them face a number of prices. Naidu additionally famous that by no means earlier than within the historical past of Andhra Pradesh had the properties and social gathering places of work of opposition events been attacked.
Naidu talked about that, aside from the Babli case, he had by no means confronted some other circumstances, however after the YSRCP got here to energy, 17 circumstances have been filed in opposition to him, and 7 circumstances have been filed in opposition to Pawan Kalyan. He additionally famous that round 60 circumstances have been filed in opposition to TDP chief J. C. Prabhakar Reddy, and circumstances beneath the SC/ST Atrocities Act have been registered in opposition to present Dwelling Minister Anitha Vangalapudi and Speaker Ayyanna Patrudu.
Naidu alleged that then-MP Raghurama Krishna Raju was tortured in lock-up and that then-Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy derived sadistic pleasure from watching the torture video.
Naidu additional highlighted the unprecedented harassment confronted by marginalized sections of society. He cited the suicide pact of the Abdul Salaam household, the demise of Dr. Sudhakar, and the brutal murders of Thota Chandraiah, Nandam Subbaiah, Shaik Hussain, Kanchella Jalaiah, Amarnath Goud, and driver Veedhi Subrahmanyam as examples of how Dalits, minorities, and backward lessons have been focused.
Naidu additionally talked about that farmers in Amaravati have been harassed for 4 years for protesting in opposition to the three capitals proposal, with 269 circumstances filed in opposition to 2,525 farmers.
