These days, Telugu Desam Party president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has been showering compliments on the Bharat Rashtra Samithi government in Telangana led by K Chandrasekhar Rao for all the development in that state.
On Tuesday, Naidu once again appreciated the leadership of KCR, albeit indirectly, for the development works being taken up in Telangana.
He said the neighbouring state was witnessing development in all the sectors, thanks to the progressive policies of the KCR government.
Addressing party workers at the party’s executive meeting at Mangalagiri, Naidu said in whichever state development takes place, the value of the land would automatically go up.
“If water for irrigation is available, along with the area, the value of the land will also increase. If industries and roads come, the value will increase,” he said.
He reiterated his argument that there was a time when if a farmer in Andhra Pradesh sells an acre of land, he could purchase four to five acres in Hyderabad.
“Now the situation has reversed and if an acre is sold in Hyderabad, one can purchase 100 acres in AP,” he said.
Comparing the development taking place in Telangana to that in Andhra Pradesh, Naidu said that Telangana has seen a lot of development compared to Andhra Pradesh and that’s why the value of lands has increased.
Obviously, Naidu’s intention is to run down the Jagan Mohan Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh by comparing it with that of KCR in Telangana. He said AP was lagging behind Telangana in every sector under Jagan’s regime.
“Due to the anti-farmer policies adopted by the YSRC government in Andhra Pradesh, the value of land has fallen drastically. Jagan has become a curse for the State due to his lust for power,” he said.
This is not the first time that Naidu has talked about the development of Telangana and the way in which Telangana has been developed.
Recently too, he talked about the land prices here, to which KCR had responded saying good leadership and able governance had led to the rise in value of land in Telangana.
There is also a talk that Naidu was appreciating KCR so that the latter would not help Jagan, directly or indirectly, in the Andhra Pradesh elections.
He is also not showing interest in the Telangana assembly elections much this time, which would indirectly help the BRS.