TDP's Super Six guarantees are just to hoodwink public: AP CM Jagan

Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSRCP supremo YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday criticised TDP's election promises, saying that since implementing these promises is beyond the capacity of the state's exchequer, they are just to hoodwink the voters to come to power.

"Chandrababu Naidu is returning with Super Six and Super Ten to betray the public once again. TDP's Super Six costs Rs 1,21,619 crores annually," Jagan told reporters here, adding that these costs to implement TDP's poll promises are beyond the capacity of the exchequer.

Ahead of the Assembly polls in the state, TDP promised, "a new vision for Andhra Pradesh with Super Six guarantees."

The Super Six guarantees include the creation of 20 lakh jobs for the youth, and a monthly unemployment allowance of Rs 3,000 if TDP comes to power. Giving a progress card of his government, the Chief Minister said, "In 58 months, 2.30 lakh government job recruitments were completed. Do you believe that government schemes will reach doorsteps without any corruption? It's possible only with genuine effort. Fifty per cent reservation has been implemented in this timeframe."

The Chief Minister called the TDP supremo "habitual offender". "Chandrababu Naidu is a habitual offender. In the past, he cheated with manifestos, projecting the same photos on top. Once again, he is presenting a manifesto to betray the public," Jagan said.

In Andhra Pradesh, Assembly and Lok Sabha elections are scheduled to take place simultaneously on May 13. The counting of the votes for both elections will take place on June 4.

The principal opposition party TDP will take on the ruling YSRCP with an alliance with the Jana Sena Party and the BJP. Andhra Pradesh has 25 Lok Sabha seats.

In the 2019 Assembly elections, the YSRCP won with a thumping majority of 151 seats, while the TDP was confined to 23 seats. In the Lok Sabha polls, the YSRCP won 22 seats, while the TDP could only win three seats.

(ANI)