Former Union Minister Chinta Mohan alleged that Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N. Chandrababu Naidu was deceiving the youth repeatedly with false promises that he would create 20 lakh jobs within the next five years.
Speaking to the villagers at Podalakuru during the door-to-door campaign of the Congress, on Tuesday, Mr. Chinta Mohan said that Mr. Naidu was gravely unfair to the youth in Tirupati and Nellore districts by shelving the ₹6000 crore Mannavaram BHEL factory near Venkatagiri and ₹8000 crore Dugarajapatnam port near Nellore in 2014 when he returned to power after the bifurcation of the State.
“Naidu also stopped the Srikalahasti-Nadikudi railway line project. His promises of creating jobs in the state is a big farce,” the Congress leader said. “By halting these three major projects, Mr. Naidu had robbed lakhs of youth in south coastal Andhra Pradesh of their employment opportunities, and contributed to the backwardness of the region,” he added.
