TD, Congress united in graft, says Chiru

Chiranjeevi Praja Rajyam party
TD, Congress united in graft, says Chiru
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March 21: Praja Rajyam chief Chiranjeevi on Saturday said the Chief Minister, Mr Y.S. Raja-
sekhar Reddy, and the Telugu Desam chief, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, had a “tacit understanding” in corruption.
Addressing a huge gathering at the Praja Vijayabheri to kick off the Praja Rajyam campaign here, Chiranjeevi said the party would order a probe into the “ill-gotten wealth” of Mr Reddy and Mr Naidu after coming to power. He asked for a vote to end corruption.
“Though both these leaders are political rivals and criticise each other, they are good friends as far as corruption is concerned,” Chiranjeevi told cheering crowds at the Parade Grounds. “They act as if they are rivals only to distract the people.”
There was “match-fixing” between the Chief Minister and the Opposition leader in corruption, he said. That is why Dr Reddy had withdrawn a suit against Mr Naidu’s alleged corruption in the High Court.
He said though Dr Reddy had ordered several inquiry commissions into corruption during the Naidu regime, the government did not take any action.
Most of the audience comprised youth. Hundreds of people wore Chiranjeevi masks while others carried placards with the “change” slogan.
Chiranjeevi said the PR would allot more than 100 seats to candidates from the Backward Castes to show its commitment over social justice. “Neither Dr Reddy nor Mr Naidu allotted a single seat to BCs in their native districts in 2004,” he said.
The Congress had nominated 86 candidates from one caste for the ensuing Assembly polls, but had given tickets to only 66 candidates from the BCs.
Chiranjeevi promised free LPG connections for the poor, gas refills at Rs 100 and provisions for Rs 100.
Earlier, Chiranjeevi’s actor-brothers Nagendra Babu and Pavan Kalyan addressed the gathering. Babu compared Chiranjeevi to Mahatma Gandhi and said the PR chief was fully committed for the welfare of the downtrodden.
Taking a dig at Mr Naidu’s poll promise of colour TVs, Pavan Kalyan said, “Who will give the cable connection and power to those TVs? Naidu has promised free power only to agricultural sector. What about power to TVs?”

source: deccan.com

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