Telugu Desam Party president and former chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu sounded the election bugle, stating that all sections of people in the state are eagerly waiting to send Jagan Mohan Reddy home, visibly pleased with the pioneering turnout of party men to Mahanadu held near Ongole. He said that an infinite number of people have attended Mahanadu. Jagan will become mad at this. He would not sleep. His government has lost the people’s trust. Their Mahanadu meeting is full, while YSRCP ministers’ bus yatra is desolate.
During his speech at Mahanadu, Naidu said Jagan Mohan Reddy had stockpiled Rs 1.75 lakh crore of illegal wealth during the last 3 years of his rule. He questioned, “While the family treasury of Jagan became full, the AP people got Rs 8 lakh crore debt. How can the people of the state repay all his debt?” He also said that Jagan would go home even if the midterm elections were held at this moment. The Telugu Desam Party would stand by the side of the people to save them from the unstoppable tyranny of YSRC leaders.
He further said electricity bills doubled in May when compared to April. Particularly, prices of chicken and tomato are sky-high to Rs 320 and Rs 120 per kg respectively. Sand rate raised from Rs 600 per tractor during the TDP rule to Rs 6,000 under YSRC. No wonder tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, AP will follow in the footsteps of Sri Lanka, which has been facing an intense economic crisis. He criticized that the roads and industries which were the main elements to develop were also in a dreadful condition. The Rs 24,000 crore worth of Asian Paper Pulp factory at Ramayapatnam port in Prakasam district faded away. He concluded that Jagan’s Kodi Kathi dramas had completely destroyed the state.