Tensions boiled over in Andhra Pradesh assembly when YSRCP accused the Chandrababu Naidu-led alliance of forcing Governor S. Abdul Nazeer to peddle fabrications in his address. The budget session opener saw joint houses disrupted by opposition protests and an eventual boycott.
YSRCP members, rallying behind Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, slammed the speech for falsehoods, hype, and twisted facts targeting their record. MLA Tatiparthi Chandrasekhar called it a ‘yellow journalism’ digest, aimed at propping up a government short on deliverables.
Central to the fury is the refusal to name YSRCP’s 11 MLAs as principal opposition, allegedly to dodge accountability for Rs 3.27 lakh crore debt accumulation. Contrasting sharply, Chandrasekhar touted YSRCP’s graft-free era of welfare triumphs after inheriting TDP’s meager Rs 100 crore reserves.
He ripped into the coalition’s ‘asset creation’ rhetoric, exposing focus on Amaravati realty speculation and Vizag land scams over broad-based growth, while dangling illusory cities in aerospace and quantum tech. YSRCP seeks governor intervention for opposition status, promising active house participation.
With a supermajority of 164 seats, the government’s trepidation toward a handful of dissenters speaks volumes. This episode foreshadows intense legislative skirmishes, as YSRCP gears up to challenge the alliance on financial prudence and developmental honesty.