Ahead of the upcoming Assembly and Lok Sabha elections, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday sounded the poll bugle for the YSR Congress party, saying it is a 'Kurukshetra war' comparing his side with the Pandavas while the opposition TDP with the Kauravas (from the epic Mahabharatha).
While addressing a rally of his party workers titled Siddham (Ready) at Bhimili near here, Jagan said the YSRCP Government has fulfilled 99 per cent of the poll promises unlike the TDP which he alleged had dumped its manifesto in the dustbin, reported PTI.
Seeking votes for the YSRCP in the coming elections, the CM added, that his government has disbursed Rs 2.53 lakh crore through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) without giving any scope for corruption and as many as 2.13 lakh government jobs were given in the past 56 months of his rule.
"This a Kurukshetra war. This side Pandavas. That (opposition) side Kauravas. I am not Abhimanyu who was entangled in the Padmavyuham. I am Arjuna who was supported by you people like Lord Krishna", PTI quoted CM Jagan as saying.
Andhra Pradesh CM went on saying, "This is a war between truth and lies. This is a war between cheating and credibility…The target is 175 out of 175 Assembly seats...25 out of 25 seats is our target."
Andhra Pradesh has 175 Assembly and 25 Lok Sabha seats.
Attacking former Chief Minister and the Leader of the Opposition N Chandrababu Naidu, Jagan Mohan Reddy called him a fascist and said the TDP supremo has no guts to fight the polls without any political alliances and no face to seek votes with his past performance, as per PTI.
CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy further predicted that there will be polls in the next 70 days. He asked his party workers to go to every household in the state and explain the development and welfare that have taken place. He asserted that the YSRCP should be elected again for welfare and development to continue in the state, reported PTI.
Notably, CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy listed out all the schemes implemented by his government to various sections including farmers and women, and asserted that the YSRCP Government implemented social justice in every post including ministers.