Pawan Kalyan’s Strategic Move
With just seven months remaining for the Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections, actor-turned-politician and Jana Sena Party (JSP) chief, K Pawan Kalyan, declared on Thursday that his party would join forces with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) to challenge the ruling Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) in the upcoming polls.
Following a meeting with TDP president and former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu at the Rajahmundry Central Jail, Kalyan informed reporters that he hoped the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would also unite with their coalition against the YSRCP.
CHANDRA BABU Naidu’s Arrest and Judicial Custody
Chandrababu Naidu has been detained by the state police over alleged involvement in a “scam,” which the TDP has labeled as “political vendetta” purportedly orchestrated by Chief Minister Jagan. The political landscape of Andhra Pradesh has been tumultuous since Naidu’s arrest in the lead-up to the synchronized state Assembly polls and the Lok Sabha elections scheduled for April-May 2024.
“I have decided today that JSP and TDP will come together, and we will contest the 2024 elections jointly. We cannot take on YSRCP alone. I want the BJP to join us in this battle against the YSRCP.
I am still hopeful that the BJP will join us. Although the BJP has not made a decision yet, my optimism remains,” stated Kalyan. He was accompanied by N Lokesh Naidu, TDP general secretary and son of Chandrababu Naidu, and actor N Balakrishna, TDP MLA from Hindupur. “Chief Minister Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has given me the chance to meet with Lokesh Naidu and Balakrishna. Andhra Pradesh cannot endure having YSRCP in power. TDP and JSP will stand united against it,” Kalyan emphasized.
During their visit to the jail, Kalyan and the TDP leaders had a brief meeting with Naidu. Naidu was apprehended by the state CID from Nandyal early last Saturday in connection with the alleged multi-crore AP State Skill Development Corporation scam during his government’s tenure from 2014-19. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) court in Vijayawada ordered chandrababuNaidu to undergo a 14-day judicial custody on a Sunday evening. He was subsequently moved to Rajahmundry Central Jail, 200 km from Vijayawada, as per the court order.
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On Wednesday, the Andhra Pradesh High Court postponed the hearing to September 19 on Naidu’s petition seeking the quashing of the FIR filed against him in this alleged scam. The high court instructed the CID to submit its response in the matter. Additionally, the high court scheduled the hearing for September 18 on the CID’s petition for CBN’S custody and on CBN’s plea seeking anticipatory bail in another case related to alleged irregularities in the Amaravati inner ring road construction