As part of their joint election campaign, when TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu and Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan visited Konaseema region on Thursday, they were accorded unprecedented reception by the local people, indicating wave of political change in the region. Women came to the roads in large numbers and offered aartis to their leaders and people poured flowers all through.
Their 6 km road show lasted for over an hour and a half. Thousands of people lined up on both sides of the roads to welcome them. The meeting and roadshow were held for about four hours on the main road in Ambajipeta and at the clock pillar center in Amalapuram. The leaders were overwhelmed by this.
The overwhelming response from the people reflected people’s anger and discontent over the YS Jaganmohan Reddy government in the state. Both Chandrababu and Pawan Kalyan were moved with the people’s solidarity, particularly a large number of girls and women greeted them. They said that now it is a matter of time when elections will be held, but the defeat of the repressive regime is certain and TDP and its allies are bound to come to power.
Chandrababu said that people’s emotions are a clear signal to show their preparedness to vote for the Glass symbol (TDP) in P Gannavaram and the Cycle symbol (TDP) in Amalapuram. Jagan is moving around in the name of `Siddam’ meetings, but people are ready to declare `Yuddam’ (war) against him and certain to kick him out from power, he added.
On this occasion, he remembered former Lok Sabha speaker Balayogi and said he brought glory to Konaseema at national level. But, he deplored Jagan trying to be chilled by igniting fire among people. Lamenting the corrupt regime of YS Jagan, the former chief minister asked people ‘are you getting sand even if you are on the shore of Godavari river?’.
He recalled that during the TDP regime they used to get sand at Rs 1,000 freely, but now it is difficult even after paying Rs 5,000. He asked where all this money was going? He assured that the new government will work out to resolve the problems of Konaseema people and bring back its past glory.
