"You have to decide if my welfare schemes will continue or not": Andhra Pradesh CM ahead of polls

Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 19 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy said that the people have to make a choice in the upcoming elections, adding that if he is voted back to power, the welfare schemes for the public will continue, but if he loses, the alliance will come to "drink people's blood".
The Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh will be simultaneously held on May 13. The counting of votes will happen for June 4.
Addressing a public meeting in Kakinada district, CM Reddy said, "Kakinada looks Siddham (ready). Godavari in Kakinada is overflowing with your love! I can see in your faces, the desire to save the YSRCP government that has done good in the last five years."
"Today, there is a class war going on in the state. Are you all ready to defeat this anti-poor alliance so that the poor don't always stay poor and their exploitation stops," he added.
On April 13, CM Reddy was hit with a stone, leaving with a deep gash on the eyebrow, while he was leading a roadshow in Vijaywada. He was treated for his injury and administered first-aid on the bus itself before the roadshow resumed.
The YSRCP chief said that people's vote will decide their lives in the next five years, and whether the schemes launched by him will continue or not. He also
"If you vote for Jagan, you will get all the welfare schemes. If you cast votes on the Fan (YSRCP symbol), the secretariat system will continue in your village. Old age pensions and your child's marked governance will continue to provide assistance," he said.
He added, "Remember, Chandrababu is ready to cheat you again with his fake assurances. If you vote for Babu, everything will stop. Janmabhoomi Committees will return. There will be a system of looting and sharing amongst capitalists. If you vote for Chandrababu, these animals will come to drink your blood."
Further attacking the alliance, he said that it lacks any "philosophy" and only Chandrababu Naidu will be taking the decisions in the alliance. He also took a jibe at Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan calling him a "package star."
"There is no philosophy in the alliance, it's not what people wish for. No matter who the alliance partner is, the final uniform will be that of Chandrababu. Chandrababu makes the final call," he said. "If Pawan Kalyan asks for 80 seats, and is given only 20, he is still ok with the compromise. How cheap is Andhra Pradesh for the package star?"
The Andhra Pradesh assembly consists of 175 seats and it sends 25 MPs to the Lok Sabha.
In 2019, the YSRCP won a thumping victory in the assembly winning 151 seats, while the TDP was confined to 23 seats. In the Lok Sabha polls also, YSRCP won 22 seats while TDP could only win three seats.
This time, former CM Chandrababu-led Telugu Desam Party, Pawan kalyan's Jana Sena Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party are fighting the elections together. (ANI)