Jana Sena Party President Pawan Kalyan on Wednesday greeted the crowd during his ‘Varahi Yatra’ near Pratipadu in Kakinada district. , Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Jana Sena Party President Pawan Kalyan has announced that Amaravati will be retained as the capital of Andhra Pradesh if his party is voted to power in the 2024 elections.
addressing a gathering first day of your varahi journey Here on June 14 (Wednesday), Mr. Pawan Kalyan claimed that at least 185 farmers who had given their land for the capital of Amaravati were killed in distress even after the YSRCP government contemplated setting up three capitals in the state . ,
“Why was Shri Jagan Mohan Reddy silent on this issue when he was in the opposition? He wanted 5,000 acres more for Amaravati and changed his stand on the issue after coming to power,” said the Jana Sena party president.
Shri Jagan Mohan Reddy should have come up with a policy to attract people from every region of the state to Amaravati as happened in Cyberabad in undivided Andhra Pradesh. “Instead, the chief minister is playing the three-capital drama,” he said.
Referring to the welfare of Dalits, Shri Pawan Kalyan alleged that Shri Jagan Mohan Reddy has canceled 18 welfare schemes for Dalits. “What is the point of building a 100 feet tall statue of Dr BR Ambedkar if welfare schemes for Dalits are scrapped?” He asked.
‘Possibility of early elections’
Claiming that Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy was preparing for early elections in the state, Mr. Pawan Kalyan said, “Elections are likely to be held in November or December. Youth should vote wisely. The Kapu community should decide whether they should vote for a Chief Minister who has denied reservation to the community.
Pointing to the party’s election manifesto, Shri Pawan Kalyan said that he was planning to supply sand free of cost to families belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) category and release grants to local bodies, if the JSP was voted to power.