Former Union Minister and BJP leader Y.S. Chowdary has said that the alliance with the Jana Sena Party (JSP) is very much intact.
JSP president Pawan Kalyan had discussions in this regard with the BJP leadership, Mr. Chowdary said while addressing the media at the party office here on June 1 (Thursday).
He asserted that the BJP was going to play a key role in Andhra Pradesh, and that the party’s State leadership would abide by the advice of the national top brass.
The BJP would need some time to become politically strong in Andhra Pradesh, he observed.
‘Promises fulfilled’
Mr. Chowdary said many assurances given to the State under the A.P. Reorganisation Act, 2014, had been fulfilled by the Narendra Modi government at the Centre.
He blamed the YSRCP government for lack of development, while insisting that the Centre funded several major infrastructure projects in the State and gave institutions of national importance after bifurcation.
Amaravati was ruined by Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, whose decision to have three capitals brought development of the entire State to a standstill.
Polavaram project
Mr. Chowdary said the State government did not provide land required by the irrigation projects. The Polavaram project was delayed when TDP supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu was the Chief Minister, and even now it failed to make any progress.
The Central government provided large-scale financial assistance for the development of the backward areas in the State, but the money was apparently diverted for other purposes, he alleged.
Andhra Pradesh benefited more than the north-eastern States from various Central schemes, he said.
‘For all the financial and logistical support extended by the Centre, Mr. Modi’s leadership should be strengthened. The achievements of the NDA government have to be highlighted across the State,” Mr. Chowdary said.
BJP State president Somu Veerraju said a concerted effort was being made by the party to make its mark in the State in the 2024 elections.
