Former Union Minister and BJP leader Purandeswari has found fault with AP government. She objects the state government for claiming full credit of implementing various welfare schemes and projects in which the NDA government is also contributing funds.

 

Addressing the party workers at Pedanandipadu in Guntur district, she said “NDA government is also funding for old age pension schemes implemented by the state government. It is also providing huge funds to all states for constructing latrines for every poor family. It is funding 90 per cent cost of the Polavaram Project in the AP state. It has granted uninterrupted power supply pilot project to the AP state. But, the state government is claiming full credit of all those welfare schemes and projects. So, BJP workers should campaign about our party and central government contribution in such programs and projects.”

 

There is a general opinion among the people of the state that NDA government is not helping the state as it was expected to be. For example, even seven months after formation of state and central governments, several promises like Railway Zone, Special status, industrial corridor from Vizag to Chennai etc. are were not granted till date. People think that the state BJP leaders are also not taking any initiative to stress their party high command to fulfill all the promises made to the state in the AP Reorganization Bill-2014.

 

Their ignorance or failure to highlight such points mentioned by Purandeswari helps to develop negative opinion among the people. This kind of negative feeling against NDA government is very harmful to BJP’s political interests in the state. If, BJP is really serious to strengthen itself and emerge as alternate political power in the state, all its leaders should campaign about the central government contribution in the state development.

 

In fact, her criticism is not intended to hurt the TDP but a wake-up call to the state BJP leaders. The ruling TDP government also should realize that it should share the credit of developing the state with the BJP to avert such criticism from its alliance partner and that will encourage them to pressurize the central government.